(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 1 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-101) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-101) Sec. 12-101. Lien of judgment. With respect to the creation of liens on real estate by judgments, all real estate in the State of Illinois is divided into 2 classes. The first class consists of all real property, the title to which is registered under "An Act concerning land titles", approved May 1, 1897, as amended. The second class consists of all real property not registered under "An Act concerning land titles". As to real estate in class one, a judgment is a lien on the real estate of the person against whom it is entered for the same period as in class two, when Section 85 of "An Act concerning land titles", has been complied with. As to real estate included within class two, a judgment is a lien on the real estate of the person against whom it is entered in any county in this State, including the county in which it is entered, only from the time a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of the judgment is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. The lien may be foreclosed by an action brought in the name of the judgment creditor or its assignee of record under Article XV in the same manner as a mortgage of real property, except that the redemption period shall be 6 months from the date of sale and the real estate homestead exemption under Section 12-901 shall apply. A judgment resulting from the entry of an order requiring child support payments shall be a lien upon the real estate of the person obligated to make the child support payments, but shall not be enforceable in any county of this State until a transcript, certified copy, or memorandum of the lien is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. Any lien hereunder arising out of an order for support shall be a lien only as to and from the time that an installment or payment is due under the terms of the order. Further, the order for support shall not be a lien on real estate to the extent of payments made as evidenced by the records of the Clerk of the Circuit Court or State agency receiving payments pursuant to the order. In the event payments made pursuant to that order are not paid to the Clerk of the Circuit Court or a State agency, then each lien imposed by this Section may be released in the following manner: (a) A Notice of Filing and an affidavit stating that

all installments of child support required to be paid pursuant to the order under which the lien or liens were imposed have been paid shall be filed with the office of recorder in each county in which each such lien appears of record, together with proof of service of such notice and affidavit upon the recipient of such payments.

(b) Service of such affidavit shall be by any means

authorized under Sections 2-203 and 2-208 of the Code of Civil Procedure or under Supreme Court Rules 11 or 105(b).

(c) The Notice of Filing shall set forth the name and

address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor, the court file number of the order giving rise to the judgment and, in capital letters, the following statement:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON (insert date) THE

ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF .... COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHOSE ADDRESS IS ........, ILLINOIS. IF, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, YOU FAIL TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OBJECTING TO THE RELEASE OF THE STATED JUDGMENT LIEN OR LIENS, IN THE ABOVE OFFICE, SUCH JUDGMENT LIEN WILL BE DEEMED TO BE RELEASED AND NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE. THIS RELEASE OF LIEN WILL NOT ACT AS A SATISFACTION OF SUCH JUDGMENT.

(d) If no affidavit objecting to the release of the

lien or liens is filed within 28 days of the Notice described in paragraph (c) of this Section such lien or liens shall be deemed to be released and no longer subject to foreclosure.

A judgment is not a lien on real estate for longer than 7 years from the time it is entered or revived, unless the judgment is revived within 7 years after its entry or last revival and a new memorandum of judgment is recorded prior to the judgment and its recorded memorandum of judgment becoming dormant. When a judgment is revived it is a lien on the real estate of the person against whom it was entered in any county in this State from the time a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of the order of revival is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. A foreign judgment registered or filed pursuant to Sections 12-630 through 12-672 of this Act is a lien upon the real estate of the person against whom it was entered only from the time (1) a copy of the affidavit required by Section 12-653 with a copy of the foreign judgment attached showing the filing in a court of this State or (2) a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of a final judgment of the court of this State entered on an action to enforce a foreign judgment is filed in the office of the recorder in the county in which the real estate is located. However, no such judgment shall be a lien on any real estate registered under "An Act concerning land titles", as amended, until Section 85 of that Act has been complied with. The release of any transcript, certified copy or memorandum of judgment or order of revival which has been recorded shall be filed by the person receiving the release in the office of the recorder in which such judgment or order has been recorded. Such release shall contain in legible letters a statement as follows: FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE OWNER, THIS RELEASE SHALL

BE FILED WITH THE RECORDER OR THE REGISTRAR OF TITLES IN WHOSE OFFICE THE LIEN WAS FILED.

The term "memorandum" as used in this Section means a memorandum or copy of the judgment signed by a judge or a copy attested by the clerk of the court entering it and showing the court in which entered, date, amount, number of the case in which it was entered, name of the party in whose favor and name and last known address of the party against whom entered. If the address of the party against whom the judgment was entered is not known, the memorandum or copy of judgment shall so state. The term "memorandum" as used in this Section also means a memorandum or copy of a child support order signed by a judge or a copy attested by the clerk of the court entering it or a copy attested by the administrative body entering it. This Section shall not be construed as showing an intention of the legislature to create a new classification of real estate, but shall be construed as showing an intention of the legislature to continue a classification already existing. (Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12; 98-557, eff. 1-1-14.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-102) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-102) Sec. 12-102. Judgment against partnership. A judgment entered against a partnership in its firm name is enforceable only against property of the partnership and does not constitute a lien upon real estate other than that held in the firm name. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-103) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-103) Sec. 12-103. Representative capacity. A judgment entered against a person not as a result of a contract made by him or her or a tort committed by him or her but solely because he or she is the holder of title to property as receiver, trustee of a specifically identified trust, representative as defined in Section 1-2.11 of the Probate Act of 1975, or in any other fiduciary capacity, shall be enforced only against property held in the particular representative capacity, but no judgment shall be enforced against nor shall the judgment constitute a lien upon, other property owned by such person, whether individually or in some other designated identifiable representative capacity. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-104) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-104) Sec. 12-104. Time of restraint deducted. When the party in whose favor a judgment is entered is restrained, by injunction, or by stay on appeal, or by the order of a court, or is delayed, on account of the death of the defendant from enforcement of the judgment, the time he or she is so restrained or delayed shall not be considered as any part of the time mentioned in Section 12-101 or 12-108 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-105) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-105) Sec. 12-105. Definition of "real estate". The term "real estate," when used in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act includes lands, tenements, hereditaments, and all legal and equitable rights and interests therein and thereto, including estates for the life of the debtor or of another person, and estates for years, and leasehold estates, when the unexpired term exceeds 5 years. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-106) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-106) Sec. 12-106. Enforcement in other counties. The person in whose favor any judgment is entered, may have the judgment enforced by the proper officer of any county, in this State, against the lands and tenements, goods and chattels of the person against whom the judgment is entered, or against his or her body, when the same is authorized by law. Upon the filing in the office of the clerk of any circuit court in any county in this State of a transcript of a judgment entered in any other county of this State, enforcement may be had thereon in that county, in like manner as in the county where originally entered. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-107) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-107) Sec. 12-107. Incarceration of judgment debtor. No order shall be entered for the incarceration of a judgment debtor as a means of satisfying a money judgment except when the judgment is entered for a tort committed by such judgment debtor, and it appears from a special finding of the jury, or from a special finding by the court, if the case is tried by the court without a jury, that malice is the gist of the action, and except when the judgment debtor refuses to deliver up his or her estate for the benefit of his or her creditors. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-107.5) Sec. 12-107.5. Body attachment order.(a) No order of body attachment or other civil order for the incarceration or detention of a natural person respondent to answer for a charge of indirect civil contempt shall issue unless the respondent has first had an opportunity, after personal service or abode service of notice as provided in Supreme Court Rule 105, to appear in court to show cause why the respondent should not be held in contempt.(b) The notice shall be an order to show cause.(c) Any order issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall expire one year after the date of issue.(d) The first order issued pursuant to subsection (a) and directed to a respondent may be in the nature of a recognizance bond in the sum of no more than $1,000. (e) Upon discharge of any bond secured by the posting of funds, the funds shall be returned to the respondent or other party posting the bond, less applicable fees, unless the court after inquiry determines that: (1) the judgment debtor willfully has refused to comply with a payment order entered in accordance with Section 2-1402 or an otherwise validly entered order; (2) the bond money belongs to the debtor as opposed to a third party; and (3) that any part of the funds constitute non-exempt funds of the judgment debtor, in which case the court may cause the non-exempt portion of the funds to be paid over to the judgment creditor. (f) The requirements or limitations of this Section do not apply to the enforcement of any order or judgment for child support, any order or judgment resulting from an adjudication of a municipal ordinance violation that is subject to Supreme Court Rules 570 through 579, or from an administrative adjudication of such an ordinance violation. (Source: P.A. 97-848, eff. 7-25-12; 98-417, eff. 1-1-14.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-108) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-108) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-168) Sec. 12-108. Limitation on enforcement. (a) Except as herein provided, no judgment shall be enforced after the expiration of 7 years from the time the same is rendered, except upon the revival of the same by a proceeding provided by Section 2-1601 of this Act; but real estate, levied upon within the 7 years, may be sold to enforce the judgment at any time within one year after the expiration of the 7 years. A judgment recovered in an action for damages for an injury described in Section 13-214.1 may be enforced at any time. Child support judgments, including those arising by operation of law, may be enforced at any time. (b) No judgment shall be enforced against a police officer employed by a municipality if the corporate authority of the municipality files with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered a statement certifying: (1) such police officer was employed by the municipality and was within the scope and course of his employment at the time of the occurrence giving rise to the action in which the judgment is entered and (2) the municipality indemnifies the police officer in the amount of the judgment and interest thereon. In such event, the judgment creditor may enforce the judgment against the municipality in the same manner and to the same extent as if the municipality were the judgment debtor. (Source: P.A. 90-18, eff. 7-1-97.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-168) Sec. 12-108. Limitation on enforcement. (a) Except as herein provided, no judgment shall be enforced after the expiration of 7 years from the time the same is rendered, except upon the revival of the same by a proceeding provided by Section 2-1601 of this Act; but real estate, levied upon within the 7 years, may be sold to enforce the judgment at any time within one year after the expiration of the 7 years. A judgment recovered in an action for damages for an injury described in Section 13-214.1 may be enforced at any time. Child support judgments, including those arising by operation of law, may be enforced at any time. (b) No judgment shall be enforced against a police officer employed by a municipality if the corporate authority of the municipality files with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered a statement certifying: (1) such police officer was employed by the municipality and was within the scope and course of his employment at the time of the occurrence giving rise to the action in which the judgment is entered and (2) the municipality indemnifies the police officer in the amount of the judgment and interest thereon. In such event, the judgment creditor may enforce the judgment against the municipality in the same manner and to the same extent as if the municipality were the judgment debtor. (c) If a judgment or a consumer debt judgment becomes dormant during the pendency of an enforcement proceeding against wages under of Part 14 of Article II or Part 8 of Article XII, the enforcement may continue to conclusion if the enforcement is done under court supervision and includes a wage deduction order or turn over order and is against an employer, garnishee, or other third party respondent.(Source: P.A. 101-168, eff. 1-1-20.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-109) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-109) Sec. 12-109. Interest on judgments. (a) Every judgment except those arising by operation of law from child support orders shall bear interest thereon as provided in Section 2-1303. (b) Every judgment arising by operation of law from a child support order shall bear interest as provided in this subsection. The interest on judgments arising by operation of law from child support orders shall be calculated by applying one-twelfth of the current statutory interest rate as provided in Section 2-1303 to the unpaid child support balance as of the end of each calendar month. The unpaid child support balance at the end of the month is the total amount of child support ordered, excluding the child support that was due for that month to the extent that it was not paid in that month and including judgments for retroactive child support, less all payments received and applied as set forth in this subsection. The accrued interest shall not be included in the unpaid child support balance when calculating interest at the end of the month. The unpaid child support balance as of the end of each month shall be determined by calculating the current monthly child support obligation and applying all payments received for that month, except federal income tax refund intercepts, first to the current monthly child support obligation and then applying any payments in excess of the current monthly child support obligation to the unpaid child support balance owed from previous months. The current monthly child support obligation shall be determined from the document that established the support obligation. Federal income tax refund intercepts and any payments in excess of the current monthly child support obligation shall be applied to the unpaid child support balance. Any payments in excess of the current monthly child support obligation and the unpaid child support balance shall be applied to the accrued interest on the unpaid child support balance. Interest on child support obligations may be collected by any means available under federal and State law, rules, and regulations providing for the collection of child support. (Source: P.A. 101-336, eff. 8-9-19.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-110) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-110) Sec. 12-110. Certified copy returnable. Certified copies of judgments which are delivered to an appropriate officer for enforcement shall be returnable within 90 days after the issuance of the certified copy by the clerk of court. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-111) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-111) Sec. 12-111. When binding on personalty. No judgment shall bind the goods and chattels of the person against whom it is entered, until a certified copy thereof is delivered to the sheriff or other proper officer to be served; and for the better manifestation of the time, the sheriff or other officer shall, on receipt of such certified copy, indorse upon the back thereof the day of the month and year and hour when he or she received the same. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-112) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-112) Sec. 12-112. What liable to enforcement. All the lands, tenements, real estate, goods and chattels (except such as is by law declared to be exempt) of every person against whom any judgment has been or shall be hereafter entered in any court, for any debt, damages, costs, or other sum of money, shall be liable to be sold upon such judgment. Any real property, any beneficial interest in a land trust, or any interest in real property held in a revocable inter vivos trust or revocable inter vivos trusts created for estate planning purposes, held in tenancy by the entirety shall not be liable to be sold upon judgment entered on or after October 1, 1990 against only one of the tenants, except if the property was transferred into tenancy by the entirety with the sole intent to avoid the payment of debts existing at the time of the transfer beyond the transferor's ability to pay those debts as they become due. However, any income from such property shall be subject to garnishment as provided in Part 7 of this Article XII, whether judgment has been entered against one or both of the tenants. If the court authorizes the piercing of the ownership veil pursuant to Section 505 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act or Section 805 of the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, any assets determined to be those of the non-custodial parent, although not held in name of the non-custodial parent, shall be subject to attachment or other provisional remedy in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this Code. The court may not authorize attachment of property or any other provisional remedy under this paragraph unless it has obtained jurisdiction over the entity holding title to the property by proper service on that entity. With respect to assets which are real property, no order entered as described in this paragraph shall affect the rights of bona fide purchasers, mortgagees, judgment creditors, or other lien holders who acquire their interests in the property prior to the time a notice of lis pendens pursuant to this Code or a copy of the order is placed of record in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county in which the real property is located. This amendatory Act of 1995 (P.A. 89-438) is declarative of existing law. This amendatory Act of 1997 (P.A. 90-514) is intended as a clarification of existing law and not as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-112.5) Sec. 12-112.5. Charging orders. If a statute or case requires or permits a judgment creditor to use the remedy of a charging order, said remedy may be brought and obtained by serving any of the various enforcement procedures set forth within this Article XII or by serving a citation pursuant to Section 2-1402. If the court does not otherwise have jurisdiction of the parties, the law relating to the type of enforcement served shall be used to determine issues ancillary to the entry of a charging order such as jurisdiction, liens, and priority of liens. (Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-113) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-113) Sec. 12-113. Election of property. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, the judgment creditor may elect on what property not exempt from enforcement of a judgment he or she will have the same levied, provided personal property shall be last taken, except that a judgment in favor of any city, village or incorporated town may, at the option of the city, village or incorporated town, be levied against either personal or real property with no restriction as to priority. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-114) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-114) Sec. 12-114. Sale in separate items. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, when real or personal property is taken in the enforcement of a judgment, if the property is susceptible of division it shall be sold in separate tracts, lots or articles, and only so much shall be sold as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and costs. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-115) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-115) Sec. 12-115. Notice of sale of real estate. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, no real estate shall be sold by virtue of any judgment, except at public sale, between the hours of 9 in the morning and the setting of the sun of the same day, nor unless the time (specifying the particular hour of day at which the sale shall commence) and the place of holding such sale shall have been previously advertised 3 successive weeks, once in each week, in a newspaper published in the county where the sale is made (if there is any newspaper published in such county), and by placing written or printed notices thereof in at least 3 of the most public places in the county where the real estate is situated, specifying the name of the judgment creditor and judgment debtor in the judgment in all of which notices the real estate to be sold shall be described with reasonable certainty, and if there is more than one newspaper published in such county, the judgment creditor or his or her attorney may designate the newspaper in which such notice shall be published. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-116) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-116) Sec. 12-116. Penalty for neglect of officer. If any sheriff or other officer sells any real estate by virtue of any judgment, otherwise than in the manner provided by law, or without such previous notice, the officer so offending shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of $50, to be recovered with costs of the action by the person whose property is sold. However, no such offense, nor any irregularity on the part of the sheriff, or other officer having the certified copy of the judgment for enforcement, shall affect the validity of any sale made under it, unless the purchaser had notice thereof. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-119) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-119) Sec. 12-119. Certificate. When any real estate is sold by virtue of a judgment, or enforcement of mechanic's lien, or vendor's lien, or for the payment of money, the sheriff or other officer, except as otherwise provided in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act, instead of executing a deed for the premises sold, shall give to the purchaser a certificate describing the premises purchased by him or her, showing the amount paid therefor, or if purchased by the judgment creditor, the amount of his or her bid, and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a deed unless the premises are redeemed, as provided in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act. (Source: P.A. 85-907.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-120) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-120) Sec. 12-120. Deposit of money - Receipt of other document. With respect to any sale made in open court, wherever provisions are made in Part 1 of Article XII of this Act for any payment of money to or deposit of any receipt or other document with the officer who made the sale or who sold the real estate, such payment shall be made to or deposit made with the sheriff of the county in which the sale is held. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-121) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-121) Sec. 12-121. Certificate recorded. The purchaser shall, within 10 days from such sale, file in the office of the recorder of the county in which the property is situated, such certificate, which shall be recorded by such recorder; and such certificate or duplicate, or record, and certified copy of the record thereof, shall be evidence of the facts therein stated. (Source: P.A. 84-314.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-122) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-122) Sec. 12-122. Redemption. Any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises, through or under the defendant, may, except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, within 6 months from the sale, redeem the real estate so sold by paying to the purchaser thereof, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns or to the sheriff or other officer who sold the same, or his or her successor in office, for the benefit of such purchaser, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the sum of money for which the premises were sold or bid off, with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum from the time of such sale, whereupon such sale and certificate shall be null and void. If there has been a prior redemption by a judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, then redemption by a defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, shall be in accordance with Section 12-137 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-131) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-131) Sec. 12-131. Certificate of redemption. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered in accordance with Article XV, in all cases of redemption of land from sale had under any judgment or order, it shall be the duty of the purchaser, sheriff, or other officer or person from whom such redemption takes place, to prepare an instrument in writing, under his or her signature and seal, evidencing the redemption, which shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the proper county, in like manner as other writings affecting the title to real estate are filed and recorded, which recording shall be paid for by the party redeeming. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-132) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-132) Sec. 12-132. Redemption by creditors. If a redemption is not made, pursuant to Section 12-122 of this Act where applicable, prior to the making of redemption under this Section, any judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may, after the expiration of 3 months and within 6 months after the sale, redeem the premises in the following manner: such creditor, so entitled to redeem, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may obtain a certified copy of the judgment, and place the same with the sheriff or other proper officer for enforcement, and the sheriff or other proper officer shall endorse upon the back thereof a levy of the premises desired to be redeemed; and the person so entitled and desiring to make such redemption shall pay to such officer the amount for which the premises to be redeemed were sold, with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum from the date of the sale, for the use of the purchaser of such premises, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, whereupon such officer shall prepare and file in the office of the recorder of the county in which the premises are situated a certificate of such redemption, and shall advertise and offer the premises for sale under the judgment as in other cases of sale under a judgment. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-133) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-133) Sec. 12-133. Redemption money bid. The creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, having so redeemed, shall be considered as having bid at such sale the amount of the redemption money so paid by him or her, with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of such redemption to the day of sale, with the cost of such redemption and sale, and if no greater amount is bid at such sale, the premises shall be struck off to the person making such redemption. If at the time of issuance thereof, any person is entitled to redeem under Section 12-137 of this Act the officer shall forthwith execute a certificate of purchase to him or her in like form and manner as upon the first sale, for a deed of the premises so sold. If no person is so entitled to redeem under Section 12-137 of this Act, such officer shall execute a deed of the premises and no other redemption shall be allowed. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-134) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-134) Sec. 12-134. Bid at more than redemption money. If at any sale held pursuant to Section 12-132 of this Act, a greater amount is bid and the premises sold for more than the amount of such redemption money, interest and costs, the excess shall be applied on the judgment under which the redemption was made; and a certificate of the purchase shall be delivered to the new purchaser in like form and manner as upon the first sale, for a deed of the premises so sold, in 60 days from the date of such sale, unless the same are redeemed before the expiration of that time, by some other judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or by any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, as provided in Section 12-137 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-135) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-135) Sec. 12-135. Further redemptions. Successive redemptions may be made of the premises at any time within 60 days of the last sale at which they were sold for more than the amount of the redemption money, interest and costs, and the premises again sold in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions, and certificate shall be made in like form and manner as upon the sale on the first redemption, and the person redeeming shall be considered to have bid the amount of his or her redemption money, interest and costs; and if at any such sale the premises are not sold for a greater sum, the sheriff or other officer shall forthwith execute a deed to the purchaser, and no other redemption shall be allowed. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-136) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-136) Sec. 12-136. Preference in redemptions. When there are several judgment creditors, the creditor having the senior judgment shall have the preference to redeem during the first 2 days after the commencement of the period in which judgment creditors may redeem, and the other creditors shall respectively have preference to redeem during a like time, in the order of seniority of their several judgments; but where 2 or more judgments bear equal date, the creditor first paying the redemption money shall have preference. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-137) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-137) Sec. 12-137. Subsequent redemptions. Any redemption made under Sections 12-132 through 12-136 of this Act, by any judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns after the expiration of 3 months and within 6 months after the original sale, is subject to subsequent redemption within 6 months after the date of the original sale by any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, in the manner provided in this Section. In the event there is a redemption by any defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, in accordance with Section 12-122 or this Section 12-137, the right to further redemption by any judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, is terminated, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act. Any such defendant, his or her heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or any person interested in the premises through or under the defendant, having a right to redeem, may redeem by paying to the sheriff or other proper officer the amount at which the premises were last redeemed by the judgment creditor, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, from the date of the last redemption; however, if the premises were sold pursuant to such last redemption for an amount greater than the redemption money, interest and costs, then the amount payable shall be the amount for which the premises were sold, together with interest on that amount at the rate of 10% per annum from the time of such sale, and costs of sale. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-138) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-138) Sec. 12-138. Redemptions of parts as sold. Any person entitled to redeem may redeem the whole or any part of the premises sold, in like distinct parcels or quantities in which the same were sold. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-139) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-139) Sec. 12-139. Redemption by joint owner. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Code, any joint owner, his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or a judgment creditor of such joint owner, may redeem the interest of such joint owner in the premises sold under judgment, in the manner and upon the conditions hereinbefore provided, upon the payment of his or her proportion of the amount which would be necessary to redeem the whole. (Source: P.A. 85-907.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-140) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-140) Sec. 12-140. Redemption on claims allowed in probate. For the purpose of redemption from the sale of real estate of a deceased debtor, any person whose claim has been allowed in probate against the estate of such deceased debtor, shall be considered a judgment creditor, and for the purpose of enabling such creditor to redeem from such sale, a certified copy of the order allowing the claim issued by the clerk of the court wherein letters of office were granted, may be delivered to the sheriff of the proper county, upon redemption having been made, to levy upon and sell the premises so sought to be redeemed, and like proceedings shall be had as upon other judgments. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-141) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-141) Sec. 12-141. Taxes and assessments during period of redemption. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, whenever any real estate is sold under any judgment of any court, the holder of the certificate of that sale, may pay all taxes and assessments which are or may become a lien on that real estate during the time of redemption running on the sale. Whenever redemption is made from that sale the party or parties entitled to redeem shall pay to the holder of the certificate of sale, or grantee under such deed, or to the sheriff or other officer who sold the real estate, or his successor in office, in addition to the amount due on the certificate, or deed, the amount paid by the holder thereof or grantee therein for the taxes and assessments, together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, if before the redemption is made a receipt for those taxes or assessments is filed with the sheriff or other officer who made the sale or exhibited by the holder of the certificate if redemption is made directly to the holder of the certificate, or the grantee in such deed. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-142) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-142) Sec. 12-142. Realty sold to satisfy junior lien. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, whenever any real estate has been or is sold at judicial or judgment sale to enforce a lien thereon and the real estate is subject to a mortgage lien which is prior and superior to the lien so foreclosed through that sale, the holder of the certificate of sale, may from time to time during the period of redemption pay any interest, principal or other obligation which is due and payable in accordance with the terms of the superior mortgage. If redemption is made from the sale, the party or parties entitled to redeem shall pay to the holder of the certificate of sale, or grantee under such deed, or to the sheriff or other officer who sold the real estate or his or her successor in office, in addition to the amount due on the certificate, or deed, the amount paid by the holder thereof or grantee therein for interest, principal or other obligation, together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, if before the redemption is made a receipt evidencing the payments of interest, principal and other obligations is filed with the sheriff or other officer who made the sale or his or her successor in office or exhibited by the holder of the certificate or grantee in such deed to the party redeeming if the redemption payment is made directly to the holder of the certificate, or the grantee in such deed. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-143) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-143) Sec. 12-143. Commissions. No commission upon the amount of the redemption money paid in any case shall be allowed to the officer receiving the same, but the usual commission shall be allowed to the officer selling the premises, on the excess made over and above the amount of the redemption money and interest. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-144) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-144) Sec. 12-144. Certificate assignable. Every certificate which is given by any officer to any purchaser, under the provisions of Part 1 of Article XII of this Act is assignable by endorsement thereon, under the signature of such purchaser or his or her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and every person to whom the same is so assigned is entitled to the same benefits therefrom in every respect, that the person therein named would be if the same was not assigned. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-144.5) Sec. 12-144.5. Report of sale and confirmation of sale. (a) When the premises mentioned in the certificate are not redeemed in pursuance of law, the legal holder of the certificate shall promptly make a report to the court that issued the underlying judgment. The report shall include a copy of the certificate of sale; an affidavit, under oath, containing a good faith appraisal of the fair market value of the property; and a listing of all liens and mortgages including the value thereof. (b) Upon motion and notice in accordance with court rules applicable to motions generally, including notice to the judgment debtor, the court issuing the underlying judgment shall conduct a hearing to confirm the sale. Unless the court finds that (i) notice as required by law was not given, (ii) the terms of the sale were unconscionable, (iii) the sale was conducted fraudulently, or (iv) justice was otherwise not done, the court shall then enter an order confirming the sale. In making these findings, the court shall take into account the purchase price at the sale in relation to the fair market value of the property less the value of any mortgages and liens. (Source: P.A. 91-924, eff. 1-1-01.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-145) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-145) Sec. 12-145. Time of execution of deed. When the premises mentioned in such certificate are not redeemed in pursuance of law, and the court issuing the underlying judgment has entered an order confirming the sale in accordance with Section 12-144.5, the legal holder of the certificate is entitled to a deed therefor at any time within 5 years from the expiration of the time of redemption. The deed shall be executed by the sheriff or other officer who made the sale, or by his or her successor in office, or by some person specially appointed by the court for the purpose. If the deed is not taken within the time limited by Part 1 of Article XII of this Act, the certificate of purchase is void unless the purchaser under the certificate of sale has gone into possession of the premises under and in reliance on the certificate of sale within the 5 year period. If, however, the deed is wrongfully withheld by the officer whose duty it is to execute it, or if the execution of the deed is restrained by injunction or order of a court, the time during which the deed is so withheld or the execution thereof restrained shall not be considered as any part of the 5 years within which the holder is required to take a deed. (Source: P.A. 91-924, eff. 1-1-01.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-146) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-146) Sec. 12-146. Foreclosures subject to prior law. Any sales of real estate made pursuant to a judgment foreclosing a mortgage or trust deed executed on or after July 1, 1917 and before July 1, 1921 shall be governed by the law in effect at the time such mortgage or trust deed was executed. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-147) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-147) Sec. 12-147. Form of deed. The deed may be substantially, in the following form: Whereas, A.B. .... in the .... court of .... county recovered a judgment against C.D. for the sum of .... and costs on (insert date) and a certified copy of the judgment, issued on (insert date), by virtue of which .... levied upon the premises hereinafter described, and the time and place of the sale thereof having been duly advertised according to law, the same were struck off and sold to ...., he or she being the highest and best bidder therefor. (If the certificate has been transferred, recite the fact.) Now, therefore, I, ...., of the county of ...., in consideration of the premises, hereby convey to ...., his or her heirs and assigns, the following described lot or parcel of land (here describe the premises) to have and to hold the same with all the appurtenances thereto belonging forever. ............(Date) .................(Signature) (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-148) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-148) Sec. 12-148. Effect of deed. Such deed shall convey to the grantee therein named all the title, estate and interest of the judgment debtor, of every nature and kind, in and to the premises thereby conveyed, but such deed shall not be construed to contain any covenant on the part of the officer executing the same. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-149) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-149) Sec. 12-149. Title acquired at sale. The right, title and interest of any purchaser acquired at a sale made under or pursuant to any judgment in a proceeding in which the court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties, and who was not a party to such proceeding, and the right, title and interest of any bona fide assignee or pledgee for value of the certificate of sale under such certificate issued pursuant to a sale based on such judgment rendered in such proceeding who was not a party to such proceeding (whether the purchaser at such sale was a party or not), shall not be affected by any reversal, modification or order setting aside such judgment made in any proceeding to review such judgment, unless at the time of such sale, assignment or pledge, an appeal was pending which operated as a stay of enforcement of the judgment or a petition under Section 2-1401 of this Act had been filed. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-150) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-150) Sec. 12-150. Deed as evidence. Any deed which has been heretofore, or which may hereafter be so executed, or which has been executed pursuant to Article XV of this Act, or a certified copy of the record thereof, shall be prima facie evidence that the provisions of the law in relation to the sale of the property for which it is or may be given were complied with; and in case of the loss or destruction of the record of the judgment, or levy thereon, such deed or certified copy of the record thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the entry and existence of the judgment and levy thereunder as therein recited. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-152) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-152) Sec. 12-152. Certificate of levy. When a certified copy of a judgment is issued from a circuit court of any county in this State, and levied upon any real estate, the officer making such levy shall execute a certificate thereof and file the same in the office of the recorder of the county in which such real estate is located or in the office of the registrar of titles of such county if the real estate levied upon is registered under "An Act concerning land titles", approved May 1, 1897, as amended. Unless a transcript, certified copy or memorandum has been filed in the office of the recorder or in the office of the registrar of titles of such county, as the case may be, as provided by Section 12-101 of this Act, no judgment or order shall become a lien upon either nonregistered or registered real property until such certificate of levy has been filed as provided in this Section and, if the real property levied upon is registered, a memorial thereof is entered upon the register of the last certificate of title to be affected. (Source: P.A. 83-358.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-153) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-153) Sec. 12-153. Form of certificate. The certificate may be substantially in the following form: STATE OF ILLINOIS,) ) ss...... County. ) I (here state the name of the officer and the title of his or her office) do hereby certify that by virtue of a judgment from the .... court of .... county, in favor of ...., against ...., dated (insert date), I did, on (insert date), levy upon the following premises. (Here describe the premises.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-154) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-154) Sec. 12-154. Recordation of certificate. Such certificate shall be recorded by the recorder, in a book to be kept for that purpose. The fee for recording such certificate shall be collected as other costs. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-155) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-155) Sec. 12-155. Death of judgment creditor. The collection of a judgment shall not be delayed or hindered, or the lien created by law abate, by reason of the death of any person in whose favor such judgment stands; but the executor or administrator may cause his or her letters of office to be filed in such court, after which the judgment may be enforced and proceeding had in the name of the executor or administrator as such, in the same manner as if the judgment had been recovered in his or her name. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-156) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-156) Sec. 12-156. Representative may purchase realty. When it is necessary in order to secure the collection of a judgment belonging to any estate the executor or administrator shall bid for and become the purchaser of real estate at the sale thereof by the sheriff, or other officer. The premises so purchased shall be assets in his or her possession, and may be again sold by him or her, with the approval of the circuit court, and the moneys arising from such sale shall be accounted for and paid over as other moneys in his or her possession. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-157) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-157) Sec. 12-157. Death of judgment debtor. If a person dies, after a court enters on judgment for the payment of money against him or her, the judgment may be enforced against the real estate of such deceased person, or a sale may be made under such judgment, without reviving the judgment against his or her heirs, legatees or legal representatives. No sale shall be made until after the expiration of 12 months from the death of such deceased person, nor shall any sale be had on such judgment until the person in whose favor the judgment is sought to be enforced shall give to the executor or administrator, or if there is neither, the heirs of the deceased, at least 3 months' notice of the existence of such judgment, before proceeding to sell, which notice shall be in writing if the parties required to be notified reside or may be found within the State, and their place of residence known, otherwise publication notice shall be given in the same manner as is provided for other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-158) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-158) Sec. 12-158. Goods and chattels. All goods and chattels, real and personal, may be taken and sold to satisfy a judgment, except as otherwise provided by law. When any officer levies a judgment on livestock, or other personal property, which is not immediately replevied or restored to the debtor, such officer shall provide sufficient sustenance for the support of such livestock and shall provide for the proper care and storage of such personal property until it is replevied, sold or discharged from such judgment. The officer shall receive a reasonable compensation therefor, to be determined by the court which entered the judgment, to be advanced to him or her, from time to time, by the judgment creditor, and the amount of such compensation shall be collected as a part of the costs in the case. If any goods or chattels levied upon are, in the opinion of the officer making the levy, of a perishable nature and in danger of immediate waste or decay, the officer shall request the judgment creditor to obtain from the court which entered the judgment an order permitting that property to be sold not later than 24 hours after the levy was made, upon due notice of sale to the judgment debtor and to the public, as the court in its order may require. The money from such a sale shall be retained by the sheriff or other officer until the balance of the property levied upon is sold, at which time it shall be paid to the judgment creditor with the proceeds of the sale of the balance of the property. If the judgment creditor fails or refuses to obtain such an order for sale of perishable property, the sheriff or other officer making the levy shall be absolved of all responsibility to any person for loss occasioned by the failure to sell or care for such perishable property. The request of the sheriff or other officer shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the judgment creditor or his or her attorney or agent and to the judgment debtor if found. If the judgment debtor is not found a copy of the request shall be posted on the premises where the perishable items are located. The judgment creditor's motion for an order of sale of perishable property shall be treated as an emergency motion. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-159) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-159) Sec. 12-159. Gold and silver. Current gold or silver coin, or other legal tender, may be levied upon for the enforcement of a judgment and may be paid over to the creditor as money collected. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-160) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-160) Sec. 12-160. Bills. Bank bills, and all other bills or evidence of debt, issued by a moneyed corporation and circulated as money, may be levied upon for the enforcement of a judgment and paid to the creditor, at their par value, as money collected, if he or she is willing to receive them; otherwise they shall be sold like other chattels. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-161) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-161) Sec. 12-161. Security. If there is reasonable doubt as to the ownership of the goods, or as to their liability to be levied upon to satisfy the judgment, the officer may require sufficient security to indemnify him or her for levying upon them. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-162) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-162) Sec. 12-162. Delivery bond. When personal property is levied upon, or about to be levied upon, if the judgment debtor gives bond with sufficient security, to be approved by the officer, payable to the creditor, in double the amount of the judgment, conditioned to deliver the property levied upon undamaged at the time and place where the same is to be sold, which shall be named in the condition, the sheriff may allow the property to remain with the judgment debtor. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-163) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-163) Sec. 12-163. When property not delivered. If the property is not delivered according to the condition of the bond, the officer having the certified copy of the judgment may proceed to enforce the same in the same manner as if no levy had been made. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-164) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-164) Sec. 12-164. Proceedings on delivery bond. If the officer does not obtain satisfaction of the judgment, he or she shall return the bond with the certified copy of the judgment, and the creditor shall be allowed to recover thereon the amount of the judgment, with interest and costs, or if the value of the property so levied upon is shown by the judgment debtor to be less than such judgment and costs, the value thereof, with 10% damages for the delay. (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-165) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-165) Sec. 12-165. Second delivery bond. No second delivery bond shall be taken in behalf of a judgment debtor so failing to comply with the first, nor shall a delivery bond be taken of his or her surety without the consent of the judgment creditor. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-166) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-166) Sec. 12-166. Notice of sale of personalty. Before any goods or chattels are sold to satisfy a judgment, at least 10 days' previous notice of such sale shall be given by posting notices thereof in 3 of the most public places in the county where such sale is to be held, specifying the time when and place where the same are to be sold. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-167) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-167) Sec. 12-167. Postponing sale. The officer may postpone such sale from time to time, not exceeding 10 days at one time, whenever, for want of bidders or other good cause, he or she deems it for the interest of the parties concerned. Notice of such postponement may be given at the time and place fixed for the sale, or by posting notices as hereinbefore provided, but if the postponement exceeds one day, the officer shall post notices thereof. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-168) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-168) Sec. 12-168. Return - Liability. The officer making such sale shall, in his or her return of the certified copy of the judgment particularly describe the goods sold, and the sum for which each article was sold; and if he or she is guilty of fraud in the sale or return, he or she shall be liable, in a civil action to the party damaged, for 5 times the amount of the actual damage sustained by reason of such fraud. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-169) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-169) Sec. 12-169. Marshalling proceeds. If the goods or chattels sold to satisfy the judgment have been attached by another creditor or seized on another judgment either by the same or any other officer, or if before the payment of the residue, after the satisfaction of the judgment to the debtor, another attachment or judgment against the judgment debtor is delivered to the officer who made the sale, the proceeds of the sale shall be applied to the discharge of the several judgments in the order in which the respective attachments or judgments become a lien or are entitled by law to share, and the residue, if any, shall be returned to the debtor or his or her assigns. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-170) Sec. 12-170. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-171) Sec. 12-171. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-172) Sec. 12-172. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-173) Sec. 12-173. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-174) Sec. 12-174. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-175) Sec. 12-175. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-176) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-176) Sec. 12-176. Judgments between parties. Judgments between the same parties may be set off, one against another, if required by either party, as prescribed in the following Section. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-177) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-177) Sec. 12-177. Multiple judgments. When one of the judgments is delivered to an officer to be enforced, the debtor therein may deliver his or her judgment to the same officer, and the officer shall apply it, as far as it will extend, to the satisfaction of the first judgment, and the balance due on the larger judgment may be collected and paid in the same manner as if there had been no set-off. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-178) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-178) Sec. 12-178. Cases excepted. Such set-off shall not be allowed in the following cases: 1. When the creditor in one of the judgments is not in the same capacity and trust as the debtor in the other. 2. When the sum due on the first judgment was lawfully and in good faith assigned to another person, before the creditor in the second judgment became entitled to the sum due thereon. 3. When there are several creditors in one judgment, and the sum due on the other is due from a part of them only. 4. When there are several debtors in one judgment, and the sum due on the other is due to a part of them only. 5. It shall not be allowed as to so much of the first judgment as is due to the attorney in that action for his or her fees and disbursements therein. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-183) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-183) Sec. 12-183. Release of judgment. (a) Every judgment creditor, his or her assignee of record or other legal representative having received full satisfaction or payment of all such sums of money as are really due to him or her from the judgment debtor on any judgment rendered in a court shall, at the request of the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative, execute and deliver to the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative an instrument in writing releasing such judgment. (b) If the judgment creditor, his or her assigns of record or other legal representative to whom tender has been made of all sums of money due him or her from the judgment debtor including interest, on any judgment entered by a court, wilfully fails or refuses, at the request of the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative to execute and deliver to the judgment debtor or his or her legal representative an instrument in writing releasing such judgment, the judgment debtor may petition the court in which such judgment is of record, making tender therewith to the court of all sums due in principal and interest on such judgment, for the use of the judgment creditor, his or her executors, administrators or assigns, whereupon the court shall enter an order satisfying the judgment and releasing all liens based on such judgment. (c) For the recording of assignment of any judgment the clerk of the court in which such judgment is of record is allowed a fee of $2. (d) A satisfaction of a judgment may be delivered to the judgment debtor, his or her attorney or to the clerk of the court in which such judgment is of record. (e) The clerk shall not be allowed any fee for recording the satisfaction of judgment. The clerk of the court shall make appropriate notation on the judgment docket of the book and page where any release or assignment of any judgment is recorded. (f) No judgment shall be released of record except by an instrument in writing recorded in the court in which such judgment is of record. However, nothing contained in this Section affects in any manner the validity of any release of judgment made, prior to January 1, 1952, in judgment and execution dockets by the judgment creditor, his or her attorney, assignee or other legal representative. (g) The writ of audita querela is abolished and all relief heretofore obtainable and grounds for such relief heretofore available, whether by the writ of audita querela or otherwise, shall be available in every case by petition hereunder, regardless of the nature of the order or judgment from which relief is sought or of the proceeding in which it was entered. There shall be no distinction between actions and other proceedings, statutory or otherwise, as to availability of relief, grounds for relief or relief obtainable. The petition shall be filed in the same proceeding in which the order or judgment was entered and shall be supported by affidavit or other appropriate showing as to matters not of record. All parties to the petition shall be notified as provided by rule. (h) Upon the filing of a release or satisfaction in full satisfaction of judgment, signed by the party in whose favor the judgment was entered or his or her attorney, the court may vacate the judgment, and dismiss the action. (i) Any judgment arising out of an order for support shall not be a judgment to the extent of payments made as evidenced by the records of the Clerk of the Circuit Court or State agency receiving payments pursuant to the order. In the event payments made pursuant to that order are not paid to the Clerk of the Circuit Court or a State agency, then any judgment arising out of each order for support may be released in the following manner: (1) A Notice of Filing and an affidavit stating that

all installments of child support required to be paid pursuant to the order under which the judgment or judgments were entered have been paid shall be filed with the office of the court or agency entering said order for support, together with proof of service of such notice and affidavit upon the recipient of such payments.

(2) Service of such affidavit shall be by any means

authorized under Sections 2-203 and 2-208 of the Code of Civil Procedure or under Supreme Court Rules 11 or 105(b).

(3) The Notice of Filing shall set forth the name and

address of the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor, the court file number of the order giving rise to the judgment and, in capital letters, the following statement:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON (insert date) THE

ATTACHED AFFIDAVIT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF .... COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WHOSE ADDRESS IS ........, ILLINOIS. IF, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, YOU FAIL TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT OBJECTING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE STATED JUDGMENT OR JUDGMENTS IN THE ABOVE OFFICE, THE SAID JUDGMENTS WILL BE DEEMED TO BE SATISFIED AND NOT ENFORCEABLE. THE SATISFACTION WILL NOT PREVENT YOU FROM ENFORCING THE ORDER FOR SUPPORT THROUGH THE COURT.

(4) If no affidavit objecting to the satisfaction of

the judgment or judgments is filed within 28 days of the Notice described in paragraph (3) of this subsection (i), such judgment or judgments shall be deemed to be satisfied and not enforceable.

(Source: P.A. 99-744, eff. 8-5-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 2 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-201) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-201) Sec. 12-201. Procedure. (a) Whenever a judgment or order of attachment, entered by any court, shall be levied by any sheriff or coroner upon any personal property, and such property is claimed by any person other than the judgment debtor or defendant in such attachment, or is claimed by the judgment debtor or defendant in attachment as exempt from levy or attachment by virtue of the exemption laws of the State, by giving to the sheriff or coroner notice, in writing, of his or her claim, and intention to prosecute the same, it shall be the duty of such sheriff or coroner to notify the circuit court of such claim. (b) The court shall thereupon cause the proceeding to be entered of record, and the claimant shall be made plaintiff in the proceeding, and the judgment creditor or plaintiff in attachment shall be made defendant in such proceeding. (c) The clerk of the circuit court shall thereupon issue a notice, directed to the judgment creditor or plaintiff in attachment, notifying him or her of such claim, and of the time and place of trial, which time shall be not more than 10 days nor less than 5 days from the date of such notice. (d) Such notice shall be served in the same manner as provided for the service of summons in other civil cases, at least 5 days before the day of trial; and if such notice is served less than 5 days before the day of trial, the trial shall, on demand of either party, be continued for a period not exceeding 10 days. (e) In case return is made on such notice that the judgment creditor or plaintiff in attachment cannot be found, the proceeding shall be continued for a period not exceeding 90 days, and the judgment creditor or plaintiff in attachment shall be notified of such proceeding by publication as in other civil cases. (f) If the judgment creditor or plaintiff in attachment, or his or her attorney, shall at least 5 days before the day of trial, file with the clerk of the circuit court his or her appearance in such proceeding, then it shall not be necessary to notify such person as above provided. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-202) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-202) Sec. 12-202. Trial. The trial shall proceed without written pleadings in the same manner as in other civil cases, and may be by a jury if either party demands one. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-203) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-203) Sec. 12-203. Subpoenas. The clerk of the court shall issue subpoenas for witnesses at the request of any party or the party's attorney. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-204) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-204) Sec. 12-204. Trial and judgment. The court or the jury shall determine the rights of the parties and the court shall enter judgment accordingly, and the court shall direct the sheriff or coroner as to the disposition of the property in the possession of the sheriff or coroner. In case the property appears to belong to the claimant, when the claimant is any person other than the judgment debtor or the defendant in the attachment, or in case the property is found to be exempt from enforcement of a judgment thereon or attachment, when the claimant is the judgment debtor or the defendant in the attachment, judgment shall be entered against the judgment creditor or plaintiff in the attachment for the costs, and the property levied on shall be released, and in case it further appears that such claimant is entitled to the immediate possession of such property, the court shall order that such property be delivered to such claimant. If it appears that the property does not belong to the claimant, or is not exempt from the enforcement of a judgment thereon or attachment, as the case may be, judgment shall be entered against the claimant for costs, and an order shall be entered that the sheriff or coroner proceed to sell the property levied on. The judgment in such cases shall be a complete indemnity to the sheriff or coroner in selling or restoring any such property, as the case may be. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-205) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-205) Sec. 12-205. Costs. If the judgment is entered in favor of the claimant as to part of the property, and in favor of another party as to part, then the court shall in its discretion apportion the costs; and the sheriff, coroner and clerk of the court shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed by law for similar services. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 3 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-301) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-301) Sec. 12-301. Contempt for concealing property. Any person who hides or conceals any property so that it cannot be taken by virtue of an order or judgment or, on the officer's request therefor, refuses to deliver property to the officer having an order or judgment for the taking of the property is guilty of contempt of court and subject to punishment therefor. (Source: P.A. 83-352.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 4 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-401) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-401) Sec. 12-401. Right of State as judgment creditor. Except as to any sale had by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in accordance with Article XV of this Act, whenever any real estate has been or is sold at a judicial or judgment sale and such real estate is then subject to a lien or claim for lien in favor of the People of the State of Illinois, which is junior and inferior to the lien so enforced or foreclosed by or through that sale, the right of the State to redeem by virtue of its lien from that sale or from the lien so foreclosed or enforced ceases and terminates at the end of 12 months from the date upon which it is filed for record in the Office of the recorder for the County in which the lands so sold are situated, if such lands are unregistered, or in the Office of the Registrar of Titles for such County, if such lands are registered, a certified copy of the original or duplicate recorded or registered certificate of such sale, such certified copy being endorsed by the State's Attorney of such County, or his or her assistant, showing service of a copy of such certificate upon him or her, and upon such service such officer shall make such endorsement. Service may be made by United States registered or certified mail. (Source: P.A. 84-1462.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-403) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-403) Sec. 12-403. Application. The provisions of Part 4 of Article XII of this Act shall not apply to any lien in favor of the State of Illinois or notice of such lien arising under any other Act containing provisions relating to the right of the State of Illinois to redeem real estate sold at judicial or judgment sale. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-404) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-404) Sec. 12-404. Does not include where State is nominal party. The term "lien or claim for lien in favor of the People of the State of Illinois," as used in Part 4 of Article XII of this Act, means and includes a lien or claim for lien in which the State of Illinois is a real party in interest, and not a lien or claim for lien in the name of the People of the State of Illinois as nominal plaintiff for the sole use or benefit of others. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 5 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-501) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-501) Sec. 12-501. Registration of Federal judgments. Judgments of courts of the United States held, within this State, and all process, returns, certificates of the levy of a process, and records of such courts may be registered, recorded, docketed, indexed or otherwise dealt with in, the public offices of this State, so as to make them conform to the rules and requirements relating to judgments of courts of this State. A certified copy of a federal judgment order entered in this State may be filed in any circuit court and shall be afforded recognition as if it were a judgment entered in any other circuit court of this State. (Source: P.A. 95-661, eff. 1-1-08.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-502) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-502) Sec. 12-502. Lien of Federal judgments. Upon filing in the office of the recorder in any county of this State of a transcript, certified copy or memorandum of a judgment entered in this State by a court of the United States, such judgment shall be a lien upon the real estate of the person against whom the same is entered, in the county where filed, in like manner as judgments of courts of this State. The term "memorandum" as used in this Section means a memorandum or copy of the judgment signed by a judge of the court entering it and showing the court in which entered, date, amount, case number of the case in which entered, name of the party in whose favor and name of the party against whom entered. However, no such judgment shall be a lien on any real estate, registered under the provisions of "An Act concerning land titles", approved May 1, 1897, as amended, until the provisions of Section 85 of that Act have been complied with. (Source: P.A. 83-358.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 6 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-618) Sec. 12-618. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-619) Sec. 12-619. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-620) Sec. 12-620. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-621) Sec. 12-621. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-865, eff. 8-19-08. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-622) Sec. 12-622. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-623) Sec. 12-623. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-624) Sec. 12-624. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-625) Sec. 12-625. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-626) Sec. 12-626. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-630) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-630) Sec. 12-630. Short title; Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act. Sections 12-630 through 12-645 may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act. In those Sections, "this Act" means the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-631) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-631) Sec. 12-631. Definitions. In this Act: (1) "Action" means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim. (2) "Bank-offered spot rate" means the spot rate of exchange at which a bank will sell foreign money at a spot rate. (3) "Conversion date" means the banking day next preceding the date on which money, in accordance with this Act, is: (i) paid to a claimant in an action or distribution

proceeding;

(ii) paid to the official designated by law to

enforce a judgment or award on behalf of a claimant; or

(iii) used to recoup, set-off, or counterclaim in

different moneys in an action or distribution proceeding.

(4) "Distribution proceeding" means a judicial or nonjudicial proceeding for the distribution of a fund in which one or more foreign-money claims is asserted and includes an accounting, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a foreclosure, the liquidation or rehabilitation of a corporation or other entity, and the distribution of an estate, trust, or other fund. (5) "Foreign money" means money other than money of the United States of America. (6) "Foreign-money claim" means a claim upon an obligation to pay, or a claim for recovery of a loss, expressed in or measured by a foreign money. (7) "Money" means a medium of exchange for the payment of obligations or a store of value authorized or adopted by a government or by inter-governmental agreement. (8) "Money of the claim" means the money determined as proper pursuant to Section 12-634. (9) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, joint venture, partnership, association, 2 or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity. (10) "Rate of exchange" means the rate at which money of one country may be converted into money of another country in a free financial market convenient to or reasonably usable by a person obligated to pay or to state a rate of conversion. If separate rates of exchange apply to different kinds of transactions, the term means the rate applicable to the particular transaction giving rise to the foreign-money claim. (11) "Spot rate" means the rate of exchange at which foreign money is sold by a bank or other dealer in foreign exchange for immediate or next day availability or for settlement by immediate payment in cash or equivalent, by charge to an account, or by an agreed delayed settlement not exceeding 2 days. (12) "State" means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-632) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-632) Sec. 12-632. Scope. (a) This Act applies only to a foreign-money claim in an action or distribution proceeding. (b) This Act applies to foreign-money issues even if other law under the conflict of laws rules of this State applies to other issues in the action or distribution proceeding. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-633) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-633) Sec. 12-633. Variation by agreement. (a) The effect of this Act may be varied by agreement of the parties made before or after commencement of an action or distribution proceeding or the entry of judgment. (b) Parties to a transaction may agree upon the money to be used in a transaction giving rise to a foreign-money claim and may agree to use different moneys for different aspects of the transaction. Stating the price in a foreign money for one aspect of a transaction does not alone require the use of that money for other aspects of the transaction. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-634) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-634) Sec. 12-634. Determining money of the claim. (a) The money in which the parties to a transaction have agreed that payment is to be made is the proper money of the claim for payment. (b) If the parties to a transaction have not otherwise agreed, the proper money of the claim, as in each case may be appropriate, is the money: (1) regularly used between the parties as a matter of

usage or course of dealing;

(2) used at the time of a transaction in

international trade, by trade usage or common practice, for valuing or settling transactions in the particular commodity or service involved; or

(3) in which the loss was ultimately felt or will be

incurred by the party claimant.

(Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-635) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-635) Sec. 12-635. Determining amount of the money of certain contract claims. (a) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is measured by a specified amount of a different money, the amount to be paid is determined on the conversion date. (b) If an amount contracted to be paid in a foreign money is to be measured by a different money at the rate of exchange prevailing on a date before default, that rate of exchange applies only to payments made within a reasonable time after default, not exceeding 30 days. Thereafter, conversion is made at the bank-offered spot rate on the conversion date. (c) A monetary claim is neither usurious nor unconscionable because the agreement on which it is based provides that the amount of the debtor's obligation to be paid in the debtor's money, when received by the creditor, must equal a specified amount of the foreign money of the country of the creditor. If, because of unexcused delay in payment of a judgment or award, the amount received by the creditor does not equal the amount of the foreign money specified in the agreement, the court or arbitrator shall amend the judgment or award accordingly. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-636) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-636) Sec. 12-636. Asserting and defending foreign-money claim. (a) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars. (b) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant. (c) A person may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims. (d) The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-637) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-637) Sec. 12-637. Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim. (b) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of United States dollars which will purchase that foreign money on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. (c) Assessed costs must be entered in United States dollars. (d) Each payment in United States dollars must be accepted and credited on a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim in the amount of the foreign money that could be purchased by the dollars at a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close of business on the conversion date for that payment. (e) A judgment or award made in an action or distribution proceeding on both (i) a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim and (ii) the adverse party's claim, must be netted by converting the money of the smaller into the money of the larger, and by subtracting the smaller from the larger, and specify the rates of exchange used. (f) A judgment substantially in the following form complies with subsection (a): IT IS ADJUDGED AND ORDERED, that Defendant (insert

name) pay to Plaintiff (insert name) the sum of (insert amount in the foreign money) plus interest on that sum at the rate of (insert rate - see Section 12-639) percent a year or, at the option of the judgment debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the (insert name of foreign money) with interest due, at a bank-offered spot rate at or near the close of business on the banking day next before the day of payment, together with assessed costs of (insert amount) United States dollars.

(g) If a contract claim is of the type covered by Section 12-635(a) or (b), the judgment or award must be entered for the amount of money stated to measure the obligation to be paid in the money specified for payment or, at the option of the debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the computed amount of the money of payment on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate. (h) A judgment must be filed and indexed in foreign money in the same manner, and has the same effect as a lien, as other judgments. It may be discharged by payment. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-638) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-638) Sec. 12-638. Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding. The rate of exchange prevailing at or near the close of business on the day the distribution proceeding is initiated governs all exchanges of foreign money in a distribution proceeding. A foreign-money claimant in a distribution proceeding shall assert its claim in the named foreign money and show the amount of the United States dollars resulting from a conversion as of the date the proceeding was initiated. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-639) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-639) Sec. 12-639. Pre-judgment and judgment interest. (a) With respect to a foreign-money claim, recovery of pre-judgment or pre-award interest and the rate of interest to be applied in the action or distribution proceeding, except as provided in subsection (b), are matters of the substantive law governing the right to recovery under the conflict-of-laws rules of this State. (b) The court or arbitrator shall increase or decrease the amount of pre-judgment or pre-award interest otherwise payable in a judgment or award in foreign-money to the extent required by the law of this State governing a failure to make or accept an offer of settlement or offer of judgment, or conduct by a party or its attorney causing undue delay or expense. (c) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim bears interest at the rate applicable to judgments of this State. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-640) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-640) Sec. 12-640. Enforcement of foreign judgments. (a) If an action is brought to enforce a judgment of another jurisdiction expressed in a foreign money and the judgment is recognized in this State as enforceable, the enforcing judgment must be entered as provided in Section 12-637, whether or not the foreign judgment confers an option to pay in an equivalent amount of United States dollars. (b) A foreign judgment may be filed in accordance with any rule or statute of this State providing a procedure for its recognition and enforcement. (c) A satisfaction or partial payment made upon the foreign judgment, on proof thereof, must be credited against the amount of foreign money specified in the judgment, notwithstanding the entry of judgment in this State. (d) A judgment entered on a foreign-money claim only in United States dollars in another state must be enforced in this State in United States dollars only. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-641) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-641) Sec. 12-641. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes. (a) Computations under this Section are for the limited purposes of the Section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of the money of the judgment for the purpose of payment. (b) For the limited purpose of facilitating the enforcement of provisional remedies in an action, the value in United States dollars of assets to be seized or restrained pursuant to a writ of attachment, garnishment, execution, or other legal process, the amount of United States dollars at issue for assessing costs, or the amount of United States dollars involved for a surety bond or other court-required undertaking, must be ascertained as provided in subsections (c) and (d). (c) A party seeking process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under subsection (b) shall compute in United States dollars the amount of the foreign money claimed from a bank-offered spot rate prevailing at or near the close of business on the banking day next preceding the filing of a request or application for the issuance of process or for the determination of costs, or an application for a bond or other court-required undertaking. (d) A party seeking the process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under subsection (b) shall file with each request or application an affidavit or certificate executed in good faith by its counsel or a bank officer, stating the market quotation used and how it was obtained, and setting forth the calculation. Affected court officials incur no liability, after a filing of the affidavit or certificate, for acting as if the judgment were in the amount of United States dollars stated in the affidavit or certificate. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-642) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-642) Sec. 12-642. Effect of currency revalorization. (a) If, after an obligation is expressed or a loss is incurred in a foreign money, the country issuing or adopting that money substitutes a new money in place of that money, the obligation or the loss is treated as if expressed or incurred in the new money at the rate of conversion the issuing country establishes for the payment of like obligations or losses denominated in the former money. (b) If substitution under subsection (a) occurs after a judgment or award is entered on a foreign-money claim, the court or arbitrator shall amend the judgment or award by a like conversion of the former money. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-643) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-643) Sec. 12-643. Supplementary general principles of law. Unless displaced by particular provisions of this Act, the principles of law and equity, including the law merchant, and the law relative to capacity to contract, principal and agent, estoppel, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, bankruptcy, or other validating or invalidating causes supplement its provisions. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-644) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-644) Sec. 12-644. Uniformity of application and construction. This Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this Act among states enacting it. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-645) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-645) Sec. 12-645. Transitional provision. This Act applies to actions and distribution proceedings commenced after its effective date. (Source: P.A. 86-1291.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-650) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-650) Sec. 12-650. Short Title. Sections 12-650 through 12-657 of this Act may be cited as the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act. (Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-651) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-651) Sec. 12-651. Definition. As used in Sections 12-650 through 12-657, "foreign judgment" means any judgment, decree, or order of a court of the United States or of any other court which is entitled to full faith and credit in this State. (Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-652) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-652) Sec. 12-652. Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments. (a) A copy of any foreign judgment authenticated in accordance with the acts of Congress or the statutes of this State may be filed in the office of the circuit clerk for any county of this State. The clerk shall treat the foreign judgment in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit court for any county of this State. A judgment so filed has the same effect and is subject to the same procedures, defenses and proceedings for reopening, vacating, or staying as a judgment of a circuit court for any county of this State and may be enforced or satisfied in like manner. A judgment filed or registered under this Act shall be construed to be an original Illinois judgment from the date it is filed with the clerk of the circuit court and for purposes of enforcement and revival, shall be treated in exactly the same manner as an Illinois judgment entered on that same date. (b) A foreign judgment or lien arising by operation of law, and resulting from an order requiring child support payments shall be entitled to full faith and credit in this State, shall be enforceable in the same manner as any judgment or lien of this State resulting from an order requiring child support payments, and shall not be required to be filed with the office of the circuit clerk in any county of this State, except as provided for in Sections 10-25 and 10-25.5 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. (c) A foreign order of protection issued by the court of another state, tribe, or United States territory is entitled to full faith and credit in this State, is enforceable in the same manner as any order of protection issued by a circuit court for any county of this State, and may be filed with the circuit clerk in any county of this State as provided in Section 222.5 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or Section 22.5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. A foreign order of protection shall not be required to be filed with the circuit clerk to be entitled to full faith and credit in this State. (Source: P.A. 97-350, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-653) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-653) Sec. 12-653. Notice of Filing. (a) At the time of the filing of the foreign judgment, the judgment creditor or his lawyer shall make and file with the circuit clerk an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the judgment debtor, and the judgment creditor. (b) Promptly upon the filing of a foreign judgment (other than a foreign order of protection) and the affidavit, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the judgment creditor and the judgment creditor's lawyer, if any, in this State. In addition, the judgment creditor may mail a notice of the filing of the judgment to the judgment debtor and may file proof of mailing with the clerk. Lack of mailing notice of filing by the clerk shall not affect the enforcement proceedings if proof of mailing by the judgment creditor has been filed. (c) The clerk shall not mail notice of the filing of a foreign order of protection to the respondent named in the order. (Source: P.A. 91-903, eff. 1-1-01.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-654) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-654) Sec. 12-654. Stay. (a) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken, or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated, upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered. (b) If the judgment debtor shows the circuit court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of any circuit court for any county of this State would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period, upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this State. (Source: P.A. 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-655) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-655) Sec. 12-655. Fees. (a) Any person filing a foreign judgment shall pay a fee to the circuit clerk equivalent to the fee which would be required were the person filing a complaint seeking the amount awarded in the foreign judgment. Fees for docketing, transcription or other enforcement proceedings shall be as provided for judgments of the circuit court. (b) The clerk shall not charge a fee to any person to register a foreign order of protection. (Source: P.A. 91-903, eff. 1-1-01.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-656) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-656) Sec. 12-656. Optional Procedure. The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his judgment instead of proceeding under this Act remains unimpaired. (Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-657) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-657) Sec. 12-657. Uniformity of Interpretation. This Act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. (Source: P.A. 87-358; 87-895.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-661) Sec. 12-661. Short title. Sections 12-661 through 12-672 may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. In those Sections, "this Act" means the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-662) Sec. 12-662. Definitions. In this Act:"Foreign country" means a government other than:(A) the United States;(B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or

insular possession of the United States; or

(C) any other government with regard to which the

decision in this State as to whether to recognize a judgment of that government's courts is initially subject to determination under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution.

"Foreign-country judgment" means a judgment of a court of a foreign country. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-663) Sec. 12-663. Applicability.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), this Act applies to a foreign-country judgment to the extent that the judgment:(1) grants or denies recovery of a sum of money; and(2) under the law of the foreign country where

rendered, is final, conclusive, and enforceable.

(b) This Act does not apply to a foreign-country judgment, even if the judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, to the extent that the judgment is:(1) a judgment for taxes;(2) a fine or other penalty; or(3) a judgment for divorce, support, or maintenance,

or other judgment rendered in connection with domestic relations.

(c) A party seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that this Act applies to the foreign-country judgment. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-664) Sec. 12-664. Standards for recognition of foreign-country judgment.(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), a court of this State shall recognize a foreign-country judgment to which this Act applies.(b) A court of this State may not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:(1) the judgment was rendered under a judicial

system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law;

(2) the foreign court did not have personal

jurisdiction over the defendant; or

(3) the foreign court did not have jurisdiction over

the subject matter.

(c) A court of this State need not recognize a foreign-country judgment if:(1) the defendant in the proceeding in the foreign

court did not receive notice of the proceeding in sufficient time to enable the defendant to defend;

(2) the judgment was obtained by fraud that deprived

the losing party of an adequate opportunity to present its case;

(3) the judgment or the cause of action on which the

judgment is based is repugnant to the public policy of this State or of the United States;

(4) the judgment conflicts with another final and

conclusive judgment;

(5) the proceeding in the foreign court was contrary

to an agreement between the parties under which the dispute in question was to be determined otherwise than by proceedings in that foreign court;

(6) in the case of jurisdiction based only on

personal service, the foreign court was a seriously inconvenient forum for the trial of the action;

(7) the judgment was rendered in circumstances that

raise substantial doubt about the integrity of the rendering court with respect to the judgment; or

(8) the specific proceeding in the foreign court

leading to the judgment was not compatible with the requirements of due process of law.

(d) A party resisting recognition of a foreign-country judgment has the burden of establishing that a ground for nonrecognition stated in subsection (b) or (c) exists. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-665) Sec. 12-665. Personal jurisdiction.(a) A foreign-country judgment may not be refused recognition for lack of personal jurisdiction if:(1) the defendant was served with process personally

in the foreign country;

(2) the defendant voluntarily appeared in the

proceeding, other than for the purpose of protecting property seized or threatened with seizure in the proceeding or of contesting the jurisdiction of the court over the defendant;

(3) the defendant, before the commencement of the

proceeding, had agreed to submit to the jurisdiction of the foreign court with respect to the subject matter involved;

(4) the defendant was domiciled in the foreign

country when the proceeding was instituted or was a corporation or other form of business organization that had its principal place of business in, or was organized under the laws of, the foreign country;

(5) the defendant had a business office in the

foreign country and the proceeding in the foreign court involved a cause of action arising out of business done by the defendant through that office in the foreign country; or

(6) the defendant operated a motor vehicle or

airplane in the foreign country and the proceeding involved a cause of action arising out of that operation.

(b) The list of bases for personal jurisdiction in subsection (a) is not exclusive. The courts of this State may recognize bases of personal jurisdiction other than those listed in subsection (a) as sufficient to support a foreign-country judgment. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-666) Sec. 12-666. Procedure for recognition of foreign-country judgment.(a) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought as an original matter, the issue of recognition shall be raised by filing an action seeking recognition of the foreign-country judgment.(b) If recognition of a foreign-country judgment is sought in a pending action, the issue of recognition may be raised by counterclaim, cross-claim, or affirmative defense. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-667) Sec. 12-667. Effect of recognition of foreign-country judgment. If the court in a proceeding under Section 12-666 finds that the foreign-country judgment is entitled to recognition under this Act then, to the extent that the foreign-country judgment grants or denies recovery of a sum of money, the foreign-country judgment is:(1) conclusive between the parties to the same extent

as the judgment of a sister state entitled to full faith and credit in this State would be conclusive; and

(2) enforceable in the same manner and to the same

extent as a judgment rendered in this State.

(Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-668) Sec. 12-668. Stay of proceedings pending appeal of foreign-country judgment. If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-669) Sec. 12-669. Statute of limitations. An action to recognize a foreign-country judgment must be commenced within the earlier of the time during which the foreign-country judgment is effective in the foreign country or 15 years from the date that the foreign-country judgment became effective in the foreign country. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-670) Sec. 12-670. Uniformity of interpretation. In applying and construing this uniform Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-671) Sec. 12-671. Saving clause. This Act does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this Act. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-672) Sec. 12-672. Act application. This Act applies to all actions commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly in which the issue of recognition of a foreign-country judgment is raised. (Source: P.A. 97-140, eff. 1-1-12.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 7 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-701) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-701) Sec. 12-701. Affidavit for garnishment; Contents. Upon the filing by a judgment creditor, its attorney or other designee of (1) an affidavit that the affiant believes any person is indebted to the judgment debtor, other than for wages, or has in his or her possession, custody or control any other property belonging to the judgment debtor, or in which the judgment debtor has an interest, which person shall be identified as the garnishee, and includes the last address of the judgment debtor known to the affiant as well as the name of the judgment debtor, (2) the garnishment notice required by Section 12-705, and (3) written interrogatories to be answered by the garnishee with respect to the indebtedness or other property, the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered shall issue summons against the person named in the affidavit commanding him or her to appear in the court as garnishee and answer the interrogatories in writing under oath. The interrogatories shall require that the garnishee certify that a copy of the completed interrogatories, as specified in subsection (b) of Section 12-707, has been mailed to the judgment debtor and shall be in a form consistent with local court rules. (Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-702) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-702) Sec. 12-702. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-280. Repealed by 89-364, eff. 1-1-96.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-703) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-703) Sec. 12-703. Garnishment of administrators and executors. Administrators and executors may be summoned as garnishees regarding indebtedness or other property belonging to any heir or distributee of any estate, but judgment shall not be rendered against an administrator or an executor until an order of distribution is entered by the court which appointed him or her. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-704) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-704) Sec. 12-704. Exemptions from garnishment. Benefits and refunds payable by pension or retirement funds or systems and any assets of employees held by such funds or systems, and any monies an employee is required to pay to such funds or systems are exempt and are not subject to garnishment under Part 7 of Article XII of this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-705) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-705) Sec. 12-705. Summons. (a) Summons shall be returnable not less than 21 nor more than 40 days after the date of issuance. Summons with one copy of the interrogatories shall be served and returned as in other civil cases. If the garnishee is served with summons less than 10 days prior to the return date, the court shall continue the case to a new return date 14 days after the return date stated on the summons. The summons shall be in a form consistent with local court rules. The summons shall be accompanied by a copy of the underlying judgment or a certification by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment, or by the attorney for the judgment creditor, setting forth the amount of the judgment, the name of the court and the number of the case and one copy of a garnishment notice in substantially the following form: "GARNISHMENT NOTICE (Name and address of Court)Name of Case: (Name of Judgment Creditor),Judgment Creditor v.(Name of Judgment Debtor),Judgment Debtor.Address of Judgment Debtor: (Insert last known address)Name and address of Attorney for JudgmentCreditor or of Judgment Creditor (If noattorney is listed): (Insert name and address)Amount of Judgment: $(Insert amount)Name of Garnishee: (Insert name)Return Date: (Insert return date specified in summons) NOTICE: The court has issued a garnishment summons against the garnishee named above for money or property (other than wages) belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an interest. The garnishment summons was issued on the basis of a judgment against the judgment debtor in favor of the judgment creditor in the amount stated above. The amount of money or property (other than wages) that may be garnished is limited by federal and Illinois law. The judgment debtor has the right to assert statutory exemptions against certain money or property of the judgment debtor which may not be used to satisfy the judgment in the amount stated above. Under Illinois or federal law, the exemptions of personal property owned by the debtor include the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed $4,000 in value, in any personal property as chosen by the debtor; Social Security and SSI benefits; public assistance benefits; unemployment compensation benefits; workers' compensation benefits; veterans' benefits; circuit breaker property tax relief benefits; the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed $2,400 in value, in any one motor vehicle, and the debtor's equity interest, not to exceed $1,500 in value, in any implements, professional books or tools of the trade of the debtor. The judgment debtor may have other possible exemptions from garnishment under the law. The judgment debtor has the right to request a hearing before the court to dispute the garnishment or to declare exempt from garnishment certain money or property or both. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the judgment debtor must notify the Clerk of the Court in person and in writing at (insert address of Clerk) before the return date specified above or appear in court on the date and time on that return date. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, the judgment debtor must notify the Clerk of the Court in writing at (insert address of Clerk) on or before the return date specified above. The Clerk of the Court will provide a hearing date and the necessary forms that must be prepared by the judgment debtor or the attorney for the judgment debtor and sent to the judgment creditor and the garnishee regarding the time and location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by regular first class mail." (b) An officer or other person authorized by law to serve process shall serve the summons, interrogatories and the garnishment notice required by subsection (a) of this Section upon the garnishee and shall, (1) within 2 business days of the service upon the garnishee, mail a copy of the garnishment notice and the summons to the judgment debtor by first class mail at the judgment debtor's address indicated in the garnishment notice and (2) within 4 business days of the service upon the garnishee file with the clerk of the court a certificate of mailing in substantially the following form:

creditor or his or her attorney shall pay to the clerk of the court a fee of $2, plus the cost of mailing, and furnish to the clerk an original and 2 copies of a summons, an original and one copy of the interrogatories, an affidavit setting forth the garnishee's mailing address, an original and 2 copies of the garnishment notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, and a copy of the judgment or certification described in subsection (a) of this Section. The original judgment shall be retained by the clerk.

(2) The clerk shall mail to the garnishee, at the

address appearing in the affidavit, the copy of the judgment or certification described in subsection (a) of this Section, the summons, the interrogatories, and the garnishment notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, showing to whom delivered and the date and address of delivery. This Mailing shall be mailed on a "restricted delivery" basis when service is directed to a natural person. The envelope and return receipt shall bear the return address of the clerk, and the return receipt shall be stamped with the docket number of the case. The receipt for certified or registered mail shall state the name and address of the addressee, the date of the mailing, shall identify the documents mailed, and shall be attached to the original summons.

(3) The return receipt must be attached to the

original summons and, if it shows delivery at least 10 days before the day for the return date, shall constitute proof of service of any documents identified on the return receipt as having been mailed.

(4) The clerk shall note the fact of service in a

permanent record.

(d) The garnishment summons may be served and returned in the manner provided by Supreme Court Rule for service, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default. (Source: P.A. 101-191, eff. 8-2-19.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-706) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-706) Sec. 12-706. Conditional judgment. (a) When any person summoned as garnishee fails to appear and answer as required by Part 7 of Article XII of this Act, the court may enter a conditional judgment against the garnishee for the amount due upon the judgment against the judgment debtor. A summons to confirm the conditional judgment may issue against the garnishee, to be served and returned in the same manner as provided by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 105, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default, commanding the garnishee to show cause why the judgment should not be made final. If the garnishee, after being served with summons to confirm the conditional judgment or after being notified as provided in subsection (b) hereof, fails to appear and answer, the court shall confirm such judgment to the amount of the judgment against the judgment debtor and award costs. If the garnishee appears and answers, the same proceedings may be had as in other cases. (b) If any garnishee becomes a non-resident, goes out of this State, or is concealed within this State so that the summons to confirm the conditional judgment cannot be served upon him or her, upon the filing by the plaintiff or his or her agent of an affidavit as in cases of non-resident defendants in attachments, the garnishee may be notified in the same manner as a non-resident defendant in attachment; and upon notice being given to him or her as above stated, he or she may be proceeded against in the same manner as if he or she had been personally served with summons to confirm the conditional judgment. (Source: P.A. 101-191, eff. 8-2-19.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-707) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-707) Sec. 12-707. Duties of garnishee. (a) To the extent of the amount due upon the judgment and costs, the garnishee shall hold, subject to the order of the court any non-exempt indebtedness or other non-exempt property in his or her possession, custody or control belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has any interest. The judgment or balance due thereon becomes a lien on the indebtedness and other property held by the garnishee at the time of the service of garnishment summons and remains a lien thereon pending the garnishment proceeding. (b) The garnishee shall file, on or before the return date, or within the further time that the court for cause may allow, a written answer under oath to the interrogatories, setting forth as of the date of service of the garnishment summons any indebtedness due or to become due to the judgment debtor and any other property in his, her or its possession, custody or control belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an interest. The garnishee shall mail, by first class mail, a copy of the answer to the judgment creditor or its attorney and to the judgment debtor at the address specified in the affidavit filed under Section 12-701 of this Act, or at any other address or location of the judgment debtor known to the garnishee, and shall certify in the answer that it was so mailed to the judgment debtor. (Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-708) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-708) Sec. 12-708. Deductions and set-offs of garnishee. The garnishee is entitled to assert against the indebtedness due to the judgment debtor offsetting claims against either or both the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor, whether due at the time of service of the garnishment summons or thereafter to become due and whether liquidated or unliquidated, except claims for unliquidated damages for actions sounding in tort. To the extent that other property belonging to the judgment debtor or in which the judgment debtor has an interest is pledged to or held by the garnishee in good faith as security or that the garnishee has other just claim against the other property, the garnishee is entitled to retain the other property. The garnishee is liable for the balance of the indebtedness due to the judgment debtor after the offsetting claims are adjusted and for the balance of other property after deducting property to which the garnishee has just claim. The verdict or finding and judgment shall show the amount of offsetting claims or deductions allowed against each party. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-709) Sec. 12-709. Negotiable paper. No person shall be liable as a garnishee by reason of having drawn, accepted, made or endorsed a negotiable instrument in the possession of the judgment debtor at the time of either (1) service of the garnishment summons or (2) entry of judgment when the negotiable instrument is not due. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-710) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-710) Sec. 12-710. Adverse claims; Trial. (a) In the event any indebtedness or other property due from or in the possession of a garnishee is claimed by any other person, the court shall permit the claimant to appear and maintain his or her claim. A claimant not voluntarily appearing shall be served with notice as the court shall direct. If a claimant fails to appear after being served with notice in the manner directed, he or she shall be concluded by the judgment entered in the garnishment proceeding. (b) If the adverse claimant appears and, within the time the court allows, files his or her claim and serves a copy thereof upon the judgment creditor, the judgment debtor, and the garnishee, he or she is then a party to the garnishment proceeding; and his or her claim shall be tried and determined with the other issues in the garnishment action. Upon certification by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Illinois Department of Public Aid) that a person who is receiving support payments under this Section is a public aid recipient, any support payments subsequently received by the clerk of the court shall be transmitted to the Department until the Department gives notice to cease such transmittal. If the adverse claimant is entitled to all or part of the indebtedness or other property, the court shall enter judgment in accordance with the interests of the parties. (c) Claims for the support of a spouse or dependent children shall be superior to all other claims for garnishment of property. (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-711) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-711) Sec. 12-711. Contest of answer and trial. (a) The judgment creditor or the judgment debtor may contest the truth or sufficiency of the garnishee's answer and the court shall immediately, unless for good cause the hearing is postponed, proceed to try the issues. The answer of the garnishee shall be considered denied without further pleading. (b) At any time on or before the return date, the judgment debtor may request a hearing to dispute the garnishment or to seek exemptions for certain moneys or property by notifying the clerk of the court before that time, using forms as may be provided by the clerk of the court. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the judgment debtor must notify the clerk of the court in person and in writing at the clerk's office before the return date specified in the summons, or appear in court on the date and time specified in the summons. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, the judgment debtor must notify the clerk of the court in writing at the clerk's office on or before the return date specified in the summons. The clerk of the court will provide a prompt hearing date and the necessary forms that must be prepared by the judgment debtor or the attorney for the judgment debtor and sent to the judgment creditor and the garnishee, or their attorneys, regarding the time and location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by regular first class mail. At the hearing the court shall immediately, unless for good cause the hearing is continued, proceed to try the issues. (c) The trial shall be conducted as in other civil cases. (d) If the finding or verdict is against a garnishee, appropriate judgment or other orders shall be entered against the garnishee and in favor of the judgment debtor to whom the garnishee is indebted, or for whom the garnishee holds property, for the use of the judgment creditor, in the same manner as if the facts are admitted. (e) No garnishment order shall be entered in favor of the judgment creditor unless the certificate of mailing required by subsection (b) of Section 12-705 is filed and the garnishee's answer to the interrogatories certifies that a copy of the answer was mailed to the judgment debtor in accordance with Section 12-707 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-712) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-712) Sec. 12-712. Effect of judgment - Discharge no bar. Judgment against a garnishee shall be enforceable as in other civil cases and shall discharge the garnishee of all claims by the judgment debtor for the indebtedness or other property paid, delivered or accounted for by the garnishee by virtue of the judgment in garnishment. The discharge of a garnishee is no bar to an action by the judgment debtor for the same claim. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-713) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-713) Sec. 12-713. No judgment until debt due. If the debt from the garnishee to the judgment debtor is not due, judgment shall not be entered against the garnishee until the debt is due, either by the terms of the agreement giving rise thereto or by acceleration as therein provided. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-714) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-714) Sec. 12-714. Property surrendered in enforcement of a judgment and disposition thereof. (a) A garnishee having property other than money belonging to the judgment debtor, which the garnishee is obligated to deliver to the judgment debtor, shall deliver to the officer holding a certified copy of the judgment for the enforcement thereof against the judgment debtor so much thereof as is necessary to satisfy the amount due upon the judgment and costs. (b) If mortgaged or pledged property is in the possession of a garnishee, or property is held for the payment of a debt to the garnishee, the judgment creditor may, under order of court, pay or tender the amount due to the garnishee; and the garnishee shall thereupon deliver the property to the officer holding the certified copy of the judgment for the enforcement thereof against the judgment debtor. (c) Nothing contained in Part 7 of Article XII of this Act shall be construed to prevent the garnishee from selling property in his or her possession for the payment of claims for which it is mortgaged, pledged or otherwise held at any time before the amount due to the garnishee is paid or tendered, if the sale would be authorized as between the garnishee and the judgment debtor. (d) If property is held for purposes other than to secure the payment of money, and if the promise, condition or other act to be performed can be performed by the judgment creditor without damage to other parties, the court may permit performance by the judgment creditor. Upon performance, or a tender of performance, by the judgment creditor the garnishee shall deliver the property to the officer holding the certified copy of the judgment for the enforcement thereof against the judgment debtor. (e) Property received by an officer as described in this Section shall be sold in the same manner as if levied upon for the satisfaction of a judgment for the payment of money and from the proceeds of sale the officer shall repay the judgment creditor the amount paid the garnishee for the redemption, with interest, or shall indemnify the judgment creditor for acts done or performed pursuant to order of court in the redemption. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-715) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-715) Sec. 12-715. Refusal or neglect of garnishee to deliver property. If a garnishee refuses or neglects to deliver property in his or her possession when ordered by the court or upon request by the officer holding a certified copy of the judgment for enforcement thereof against the judgment debtor, the garnishee may be attached and punished for contempt; or the court may enter judgment against the garnishee for the value of the property or the amount due upon the judgment and costs, whichever is the lesser, and have same enforced against the garnishee. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-716) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-716) Sec. 12-716. Costs and fees. (a) The costs of obtaining a garnishment order shall be charged to the judgment debtor, unless the court determines, in its discretion, that costs incurred by the judgment creditor were improperly incurred, in which case those costs shall be paid by the judgment creditor. (b) No fee shall be paid by a garnishee for filing his, her or its appearance, answer or satisfaction of judgment against him, her or it. (c) No fee shall be paid to a garnishee at the time of service of the garnishment summons or at any time thereafter, unless he or she is subpoenaed to appear as a witness, in which case he or she is entitled to witness fees as in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-717) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-717) Sec. 12-717. Death of garnishee and procedure thereafter. Upon the death of a garnishee, the procedure shall be the same as in the case of the death of a defendant in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-718) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-718) Sec. 12-718. Powers of court. If the garnishee has in his or her possession, custody or control any property belonging to the defendant or which he or she is obligated to deliver to the defendant, with or without condition, the court may enter all proper orders for the delivery thereof to the proper officer, the sale or disposition of the same, and the discharging of any lien thereon, and may authorize the garnishee to collect any indebtedness or to sell any other property and account for the proceeds. The court, when necessary to further the purposes and provisions of Part 7 of Article XII of this Act, may compel the judgment debtor to do or to refrain from doing any specific act or deed; or the court may appoint a receiver to collect any indebtedness or to take possession, sell or otherwise dispose of any other property, and enter all orders in regard thereto which are necessary and equitable between the parties. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-719) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-719) Sec. 12-719. Transfer of interest by heir or legatee. No assignment, transfer or other disposition by an heir or distributee of his or her interest in the possession of an administrator or executor shall defeat the garnishment, unless (1) prior to the service of garnishment summons upon the administrator or executor, the transfer or other disposition is reduced to writing and (2) the writing is filed in the office of the clerk of the court appointing the executor or administrator. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 8 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-801) Sec. 12-801. Definitions. As used in Part 8 of Article XII of this Act: "Deduction order" means an order entered pursuant to Section 12-811 of this Act. "Employer" means the person named as employer in the affidavit filed under Section 12-805. "Federal agency employer" means an agency of the federal government as defined in 5 USC 5520a(a)(1), as amended from time to time. "Judgment creditor" means the recipient of any judgment, except a judgment by confession which has not been confirmed as provided in Part 8 of Article XII of this Act. "Judgment debtor" means a person against whom a judgment has been obtained. "Wages" means any hourly pay, salaries, commissions, bonuses, or other compensation owed by an employer to a judgment debtor. (Source: P.A. 89-28, eff. 6-23-95.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-802) Sec. 12-802. Force and effect of order. A deduction order entered under Part 8 of Article XII of this Act shall have the force and effect and be enforceable as a judgment. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-803) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-803) Sec. 12-803. Wages subject to collection. The wages, salary, commissions and bonuses subject to collection under a deduction order, for any work week shall be the lesser of (1) 15% of such gross amount paid for that week or (2) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 45 times the Federal Minimum Hourly Wage prescribed by Section 206(a)(1) of Title 29 of the United States Code, as amended, or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater, in effect at the time the amounts are payable. This provision (and no other) applies irrespective of the place where the compensation was earned or payable and the State where the employee resides. No amounts required by law to be withheld may be taken from the amount collected by the creditor. The term "disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld. (Source: P.A. 94-306, eff. 1-1-06; 95-661, eff. 1-1-08.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-804) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-804) Sec. 12-804. Exemptions from deduction orders. Benefits and refunds payable by pension or retirement funds or systems and any assets of employees held by such funds or systems, and any monies an employee is required to contribute to such funds or systems are exempt and are not subject to a deduction order under Part 8 of Article XII of this Act. A plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 shall be considered a retirement fund for purposes of this Part 8. (Source: P.A. 87-1252.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-805) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-805) Sec. 12-805. Summons; Issuance. (a) Upon the filing by a judgment creditor, its attorney or other designee of (1) an affidavit that the affiant believes any person is indebted to the judgment debtor for wages due or to become due, as provided in Part 8 of Article XII of this Act, and includes the last address of the judgment debtor known to the affiant as well as the name of the judgment debtor, and a certification by the judgment creditor or his attorney that, before filing the affidavit, the wage deduction notice has been mailed to the judgment debtor by first class mail at the judgment debtor's last known address, and (2) written interrogatories to be answered by the employer with respect to the indebtedness, the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered shall issue summons against the person named in the affidavit as employer commanding the employer to appear in the court and answer the interrogatories in writing under oath. The interrogatories shall elicit all the information necessary to determine the proper amount of non-exempt wages. The interrogatories shall require that the employer certify that a copy of the completed interrogatories as specified in subsection (c) of Section 12-808 has been mailed or hand delivered to the judgment debtor and shall be in a form consistent with local court rules. The summons shall further command federal agency employers, upon effective service of summons pursuant to 5 USC 5520a, to commence to pay over deducted wages in accordance with Section 12-808. The summons shall be in a form consistent with local court rules. The summons shall be accompanied by a copy of the underlying judgment or a certification by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment, or by the attorney for the judgment creditor, setting forth the date and amount of the judgment, allowable costs expended, interest accumulated, credits paid by or on behalf of the judgment debtor and the balance due the judgment creditor, and one copy of a wage deduction notice in substantially the following form:

be deducted is limited to the lesser of (i) 15% of gross weekly wages or (ii) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed the total of 45 times the federal minimum hourly wage or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater.

(2) Under federal law, the amount of wages that may

be deducted is limited to the lesser of (i) 25% of disposable earnings for a week or (ii) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 30 times the federal minimum hourly wage.

(3) Pension and retirement benefits and refunds may

be claimed as exempt from wage deduction under Illinois law.

You have the right to request a hearing before the court to dispute the wage deduction because the wages are exempt. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of 1,000,000 or more, you must notify the Clerk of the Court in person and in writing at (insert address of Clerk) before the Return Date specified above or appear in court on the date and time on that Return Date. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, you must notify the Clerk of the Court in writing at (insert address of clerk) on or before the Return Date specified above. The Clerk of the Court will provide a hearing date and the necessary forms that must be prepared by you or your attorney and sent to the judgment creditor and the employer, or their attorney, regarding the time and location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by regular first class mail." (b) In a county with a population of less than 1,000,000, unless otherwise provided by circuit court rule, at the request of the judgment creditor or his or her attorney and instead of personal service, service of a summons for a wage deduction may be made as follows: (1) For each employer to be served, the judgment

creditor or his or her attorney shall pay to the clerk of the court a fee of $2, plus the cost of mailing, and furnish to the clerk an original and one copy of a summons, an original and one copy of the interrogatories and an affidavit setting forth the employer's mailing address, an original and one copy of the wage deduction notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, and a copy of the judgment or certification described in subsection (a) of this Section. The original judgment shall be retained by the clerk.

(2) The clerk shall mail to the employer, at the

address appearing in the affidavit, the copy of the judgment or certification described in subsection (a) of this Section, the summons, the interrogatories, and the wage deduction notice required by subsection (a) of this Section, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, showing to whom delivered and the date and address of delivery. This Mailing shall be mailed on a "restricted delivery" basis when service is directed to a natural person. The envelope and return receipt shall bear the return address of the clerk, and the return receipt shall be stamped with the docket number of the case. The receipt for certified or registered mail shall state the name and address of the addressee, the date of the mailing, shall identify the documents mailed, and shall be attached to the original summons.

(3) The return receipt must be attached to the

original summons and, if it shows delivery at least 3 days before the return date, shall constitute proof of service of any documents identified on the return receipt as having been mailed.

(4) The clerk shall note the fact of service in a

permanent record.

(c) Instead of personal service, a summons for a wage deduction may be served and returned in the manner provided by Supreme Court rule for service, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default. (Source: P.A. 94-306, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-806) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-806) Sec. 12-806. Service and return of summons. Summons shall be returnable not less than 21 nor more than 40 days after the date of issuance. Summons with one copy of the interrogatories and one copy of the judgment or certification and one copy of the wage deduction notice specified in Section 12-805 of this Act shall be served on the employer and returned as in other civil cases as provided by Illinois Supreme Court Rule 105 for service, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default. If the employer is served with summons less than 3 days prior to the return date, the court shall continue the case to a new return date not less than 21 days after the service of the summons. (Source: P.A. 101-191, eff. 8-2-19.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-807) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-807) Sec. 12-807. Failure of employer to appear. (a) If an employer fails to appear and answer as required by Part 8 of Article XII of this Act, the court may enter a conditional judgment against the employer for the amount due upon the judgment against the judgment debtor. A summons to confirm the conditional judgment may issue against the employer returnable not less than 21 nor more than 40 days after the date of issuance, commanding the employer to show cause why the judgment should not be made final. Service of the summons after conditional judgment shall be as provided by Supreme Court Rule 105 for service, otherwise than by publication, of a notice for additional relief upon a party in default. If the employer, after being served with summons to confirm the conditional judgment or after being notified as provided in subsection (b) hereof, fails to appear and answer, the court shall confirm such judgment to the amount of the judgment against the judgment debtor and award costs. If the employer appears and answers, the same proceedings may be had as in other cases. (b) If an employer becomes a non-resident, goes out of this State, or is concealed within this State so that the summons to confirm the conditional judgment cannot be served upon him or her, upon the filing by the plaintiff or his or her agent of an affidavit as in cases of non-resident defendants in attachments, the employer may be notified in the same manner as a non-resident defendant in attachment; and upon notice being given to him or her as above stated, he or she may be proceeded against in the same manner as if he or she had been personally served with summons to confirm the conditional judgment. (Source: P.A. 101-191, eff. 8-2-19.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-808) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-808) Sec. 12-808. Duty of employer. (a) An employer served as herein provided shall pay the employee the amount of his or her exempt wages. (b) To the extent of the amount due upon the judgment and costs, the employer shall hold, subject to order of court, any non-exempt wages due or which subsequently come due. The judgment or balance due thereon is a lien on wages due at the time of the service of summons, and such lien shall continue as to subsequent earnings until the total amount due upon the judgment and costs is paid, except that such lien on subsequent earnings shall terminate sooner if the employment relationship is terminated or if the underlying judgment is vacated or modified. (b-5) If the employer is a federal agency employer and the creditor is represented by an attorney, then the employer, upon service of summons and to the extent of the amount due upon the judgment and costs, shall commence to pay over to the attorney for the judgment creditor any non-exempt wages due or that subsequently come due. The attorney for the judgment creditor shall thereafter hold the deducted wages subject to further order of the court and shall make answer to the court regarding amounts received from the federal agency employer. The federal agency employer's periodic payments shall be considered a sufficient answer to the interrogatories. (c) Except as provided in subsection (b-5), the employer shall file, on or before the return date or within the further time that the court for cause may allow, a written answer under oath to the interrogatories, setting forth the amount due as wages to the judgment debtor for the payroll periods ending immediately prior to the service of the summons and a summary of the computation used to determine the amount of non-exempt wages. Except as provided in subsection (b-5), the employer shall mail by first class mail or hand deliver a copy of the answer to the judgment debtor at the address specified in the affidavit filed under Section 12-805 of this Act, or at any other address or location of the judgment debtor known to the employer. A lien obtained hereunder shall have priority over any subsequent lien obtained hereunder, except that liens for the support of a spouse or dependent children shall have priority over all other liens obtained hereunder. Subsequent summonses shall be effective in the order in which they are served. (d) The Illinois Supreme Court may by rule allow an employer to file answers to interrogatories by facsimile transmission. (e) Pursuant to answer under oath to the interrogatories by the employer, an order shall be entered compelling the employer to deduct from wages of the judgment debtor subject to collection under a deduction order an amount which is the lesser of (i) 15% of the gross amount of the wages or (ii) the amount by which disposable earnings for a week exceed 45 times the Federal Minimum Hourly Wage prescribed by Section 206(a)(1) of Title 29 of the United States Code, as amended, in effect at the time the amounts are payable, for each pay period in which statutory exemptions under Section 12-804 and child support garnishments, if any, leave funds to be remitted or, under a wage deduction summons served on or after January 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage prescribed by Section 4 of the Minimum Wage Law, whichever is greater. The order shall further provide that deducted wages shall be remitted to the creditor or creditor's attorney on a monthly basis. (f) If after the entry of a deduction order, the employer ceases to remit funds to the plaintiff pursuant to the order without a lawful excuse (which would terminate the employer's obligation under the deduction order such as the debtor having filed a bankruptcy, the debtor having left employment or the employer having received service of a support order against the judgment debtor having priority over the wage deduction proceedings), the court shall, upon plaintiff's motion, enter a conditional judgment against the employer for the balance due on the judgment. The plaintiff may then issue a Summons After Conditional Judgment. After service of the Summons After Conditional Judgment, the employer may show cause why the conditional judgment, or some portion thereof should not be made a final judgment. If the employer shall fail to respond or show cause why the conditional judgment or some portion thereof should not be made final, the court shall confirm the conditional judgment and make it final as to the employer plus additional court costs. (Source: P.A. 94-306, eff. 1-1-06; 95-661, eff. 1-1-08.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-808.5) Sec. 12-808.5. Certification of judgment balance. Whenever a wage deduction order has not been fully satisfied by the end of the first full calendar quarter following the date of service of the wage deduction summons: (1) The judgment creditor or his attorney shall

prepare a certification that states the amount of the judgment remaining unsatisfied as of the last calendar day of each full calendar quarter for which the wage deduction order continues in effect.

(2) The certification shall be mailed or delivered to

the employer by the judgment creditor or his or her attorney within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter for which the wage deduction order continues in effect. The employer shall hand deliver or mail by first class mail a copy of the certification to the judgment debtor at the judgment debtor's last known address.

(3) In the event that the plaintiff fails to provide

the certification required by this Section, the employer must continue to withhold funds from the defendant's wages but may hold the funds without remitting to the plaintiff until such time as it receives a certification required by this Section. A certification of judgment balance need not be filed with the court.

(4) Any party to the wage deduction proceeding may,

upon motion with notice to all other parties, ask the court to review the balance due claimed by the judgment creditor.

(Source: P.A. 95-661, eff. 1-1-08.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-809) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-809) Sec. 12-809. Offsetting claims. The employer is entitled to assert against indebtedness due to the judgment debtor offsetting claims against either or both the judgment creditor and the judgment debtor, whether (1) due at the time of service of the summons or thereafter to become due and (2) liquidated or unliquidated, except demands for unliquidated claims for actions sounding in tort. The employer is liable for the balance of indebtedness due the judgment debtor after the offsetting claims are adjusted. The verdict or finding and judgment shall show the amount of offsetting claims or deductions allowed against each party. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-810) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-810) Sec. 12-810. Adverse claims. (a) In the event any indebtedness or other property due from or in the possession of an employer is claimed by any other person, the court shall permit the claimant to appear and maintain his or her claim. A claimant not voluntarily appearing shall be served with notice in person or by certified or registered mail. If a claimant fails to appear after being served with notice in the manner directed, he or she shall be concluded by the judgment entered in the proceeding against any claim on the wages involved in that proceeding. (b) If the adverse claimant appears and, within the time the court allows, files his or her claim and serves a copy thereof upon the judgment creditor and the employer, he or she is then a party to the proceeding, and his or her claim shall be tried and determined with the other issues in the action. If the adverse claimant is entitled to all or part of the indebtedness or other property, the court shall enter judgment in accordance with the interest of the parties. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-811) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-811) Sec. 12-811. Trial and judgment. (a) The judgment creditor or the judgment debtor may contest the truth or sufficiency of the employer's answer and, in accordance with local court rules, the court shall immediately, unless for good cause the hearing is postponed, proceed to try the issues. The answer of the employer may be contested without further pleading. (b) At any time on or before the return date, the judgment debtor may request a hearing to dispute the wage deduction because the wages are exempt by notifying the clerk of court before that time, using forms as may be provided by the clerk of the court. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the judgment debtor must notify the clerk of court in person and in writing at the clerk's office before the return date specified in the summons or appear in court on the date and time specified in the summons. To obtain a hearing in counties with a population of less than 1,000,000, the judgment debtor must notify the clerk of the court in writing at the clerk's office on or before the return date specified in the summons. The Clerk of Court will provide a hearing date and the necessary forms that must be prepared by the judgment debtor or the attorney for the judgment debtor and sent to the judgment creditor and the employer, or their attorney, regarding the time and location of the hearing. This notice may be sent by regular first class mail. At the hearing the court shall immediately, unless for good cause the hearing is continued, proceed to try the issues. (c) The trial shall be conducted as in other civil cases. (d) If the finding is against an employer, a deduction order shall be entered against the employer and in favor of the judgment debtor to whom the employer is indebted, in the same manner as if the facts are admitted. (e) No deduction order shall be entered in favor of the judgment creditor unless the affidavit filed by the judgment creditor certifies that a copy of the wage deduction notice has been mailed to the judgment debtor, under Section 12-805, and the employer's answer provides a summary of the computation used to determine the amount of non-exempt wages. If the employer is a federal agency employer, a deduction order shall be entered in favor of the judgment creditor if (i) the affidavit filed by the judgment creditor certifies that a copy of the wage deduction notice has been mailed to the judgment debtor under Section 12-805 and (ii) the federal agency employer identifies, on or with its periodic payments made under subsection (b-5) of Section 12-808, the computation method used to determine the amount of non-exempt wages. A federal agency employer shall not be required to provide a summary of the computation used to determine the amount of non-exempt wages. (Source: P.A. 89-28, eff. 6-23-95.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-812) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-812) Sec. 12-812. Effect of order. A deduction order against an employer shall be enforceable as in other civil cases and shall discharge the employer of all claims by the judgment debtor for the indebtedness paid, delivered or accounted for by the employer by virtue of the order. The discharge of an employer is no bar to an action by the judgment debtor for the same claim. Entry of the deduction order shall discharge the federal agency employer of all claims by the judgment debtor for the indebtedness paid and delivered by the employer and accounted for by the attorney for the judgment creditor under this Section. (Source: P.A. 89-28, eff. 6-23-95.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-813) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-813) Sec. 12-813. Judgment by confession. A judgment by confession without service of process on the defendant shall not be the basis for seeking a deduction order, unless such judgment is confirmed after service of process by a trial de novo, as if such confession of judgment had not been obtained, except that if it appears by the return of the officer on the first summons that the employee is not found, alias summonses subsequently issued may be served upon the employee by leaving a copy thereof with the employee's employer, or leaving a copy thereof at the usual place of business of the employer with his or her superintendent, manager, cashier, general agent or clerk, pursuant to an affidavit filed by the creditor with the clerk of the court stating the identity of the employee's employer, and that the employee is actively employed at the time such alias is sought, and except that if a notice of defense has been filed to a wage assignment as provided in Section 4.1 of "An Act to promote the welfare of wage earners by regulating the assignment of wages, and prescribing a penalty for the violation thereof", approved July 1, 1935, as amended, the debtor may be served by registered or certified mail within 6 months after the filing of such defense on a wage assignment in the action to confirm the judgment by confession and such mailing by the creditor to the address shown on the notice of defense shall constitute service of the summons. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-814) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-814) Sec. 12-814. Costs and fees. (a) The costs of obtaining a deduction order shall be charged to the judgment debtor, unless the court determines, in its discretion, that costs incurred by the judgment creditor were improperly incurred, in which case those costs shall be paid by the judgment creditor. (b) No fee shall be paid by an employer for filing his or her appearance, answer or satisfaction of judgment against him or her. (c) A fee consisting of 2% of the amount required to be deducted by any deduction order shall be allowed and paid to the employer, and the amount so paid shall be charged to the judgment debtor. (d) No other fee shall be paid to an employer at the time of service of the summons or at any other time thereafter unless he or she is subpoenaed to appear as a witness, in which case he or she is entitled to witness fees as in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 95-661, eff. 1-1-08.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-815) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-815) Sec. 12-815. Death of employer. Upon the death of an employer the procedure shall be the same as in the case of the death of a defendant in other civil cases. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-816) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-816) Sec. 12-816. Assignment, transfer or other disposition. No assignment, transfer or other disposition by an heir or distributee of his or her interest in the possession of an administrator or executor shall defeat the deduction order, unless (1) prior to the service of summons upon the administrator or executor, the transfer or other disposition is reduced to writing and (2) the writing is filed in the office of the clerk of the court appointing the executor or administrator. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-817) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-817) Sec. 12-817. Wrongful issuance of summons. If any person wrongfully causes summons to issue for a deduction order, he or she shall be liable to the employee and the employer for all damages occasioned by such action including reasonable attorney's fees, which damages or attorney's fees may be proved in the same action in which the summons was wrongfully issued. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-818) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-818) Sec. 12-818. Discharge or suspension of employee prohibited. No employer may discharge or suspend any employee by reason of the fact that his or her earnings have been subjected to a deduction order for any one indebtedness. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-819) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-819) Sec. 12-819. Limitations on Part 8 of Article XII. The provisions of this Part 8 of Article XII of this Act do not apply to orders for withholding of income entered by the court under provisions of The Illinois Public Aid Code, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Non-Support of Spouse and Children Act, the Non-Support Punishment Act, the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015 for support of a child or maintenance of a spouse. (Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 9 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-901) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-901) Sec. 12-901. Amount. Every individual is entitled to an estate of homestead to the extent in value of $15,000 of his or her interest in a farm or lot of land and buildings thereon, a condominium, or personal property, owned or rightly possessed by lease or otherwise and occupied by him or her as a residence, or in a cooperative that owns property that the individual uses as a residence. That homestead and all right in and title to that homestead is exempt from attachment, judgment, levy, or judgment sale for the payment of his or her debts or other purposes and from the laws of conveyance, descent, and legacy, except as provided in this Code or in Section 20-6 of the Probate Act of 1975. This Section is not applicable between joint tenants or tenants in common but it is applicable as to any creditors of those persons. If 2 or more individuals own property that is exempt as a homestead, the value of the exemption of each individual may not exceed his or her proportionate share of $30,000 based upon percentage of ownership. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-902) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-902) Sec. 12-902. Exemption after death or desertion. Such exemption shall continue after the death of such individual, for the benefit of the spouse surviving, so long as he or she continues to occupy such homestead, and of the children until the youngest child becomes 18 years of age; and in case the spouse deserts his or her family, the exemption shall continue in favor of the one occupying the premises as a residence. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-903) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-903) Sec. 12-903. Extent of exemption. No property shall, by virtue of Part 9 of this Article, be exempt from sale for nonpayment of taxes or assessments, or for a debt or liability incurred for the purchase or improvement thereof, or for enforcement of a lien thereon pursuant to paragraph (g)(1) of Section 9 of the "Condominium Property Act", approved June 20, 1963, as amended, or be exempt from enforcement of an eviction order pursuant to paragraph (a)(7) or (a)(8) of Section 9-102 of this Code. This amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly is intended as a clarification of existing law and not as a new enactment. (Source: P.A. 100-173, eff. 1-1-18.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-903.5) Sec. 12-903.5. Drug asset forfeitures. (a) The homestead exemption under this Part 9 of Article XII does not apply to property subject to forfeiture under Section 505 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Section 12 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 85 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or Section 5 of the Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Act. (b) This Section applies to actions pending on or commenced on or after the effective date of this Section. (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-904) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-904) Sec. 12-904. Release, waiver or conveyance. No release, waiver or conveyance of the estate so exempted shall be valid, unless the same is in writing, signed by the individual and his or her spouse, if he or she have one, or possession is abandoned or given pursuant to the conveyance; or if the exception is continued to a child or children without the order of a court directing a release thereof; but if a conveyance is made by an individual as grantor to his or her spouse, such conveyance shall be effectual to pass the title expressed therein to be conveyed thereby, whether or not the grantor in such conveyance is joined therein by his or her spouse. In any case where such release, waiver or conveyance is taken by way of mortgage or security, the same shall only be operative as to such specific release, waiver or conveyance; and when the same includes different pieces of land, or the homestead is of greater value than $15,000, the other lands shall first be sold before resorting to the homestead, and in case of the sale of such homestead, if any balance remains after the payment of the debt and costs, such balance shall, to the extent of $15,000 be exempt, and be applied upon such homestead exemption in the manner provided by law. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-905) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-905) Sec. 12-905. Dissolution of marriage. In case of a dissolution of marriage, the court granting the dissolution of marriage may dispose of the homestead estate according to the equities of the case. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-906) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-906) Sec. 12-906. Proceeds of sale. When a homestead is conveyed by the owner thereof, such conveyance shall not subject the premises to any lien or incumbrance to which it would not be subject in the possession of such owner; and the proceeds thereof, to the extent of the amount of $15,000, shall be exempt from judgment or other process, for one year after the receipt thereof, by the person entitled to the exemption, and if reinvested in a homestead the same shall be entitled to the same exemption as the original homestead. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-907) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-907) Sec. 12-907. Insurance proceeds. Whenever a building, exempted as a homestead, is insured in favor of the person entitled to the exemption, and a loss occurs, entitling such person to the insurance, such insurance money shall be exempt to the same extent as the building would have been had it not been destroyed. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-908) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-908) Sec. 12-908. Enforcement of lien. In the enforcement of a lien in the circuit court upon premises, including the homestead, if such right is not waived or released, as provided in Part 9 of Article XII of this Act, the court may set off the homestead and order the sale of the balance of the premises, or, if the value of the premises exceeds the exemption, and the premises cannot be divided, the court may order the sale of the whole and the payment of the amount of the exemption to the person entitled thereto. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-909) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-909) Sec. 12-909. Bid for less than exempted amount. No sale shall be made of the premises on such judgment unless a greater sum than $15,000 is bid therefor. If a greater sum is not so bid, the judgment may be set aside or modified, or the enforcement of the judgment released, as for lack of property. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-910) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-910) Sec. 12-910. Proceedings to enforce judgment. If in the opinion of the judgment creditors, or the officer holding a certified copy of a judgment for enforcement against such individuals, the premises claimed by him or her as exempt are worth more than $15,000, such officer shall summon 3 individuals, as commissioners, who shall, upon oath, to be administered to them by the officer, appraise the premises, and if, in their opinion, the property may be divided without damage to the interest of the parties, they shall set off so much of the premises, including the dwelling house, as in their opinion is worth $15,000, and the residue of the premises may be advertised and sold by such officer. Each commissioner shall receive for his or her services the sum of $5 per day for each day necessarily engaged in such service. The officer summoning such commissioners shall receive such fees as may be allowed for serving summons, but shall be entitled to charge mileage for only the actual distance traveled from the premises to be appraised, to the residence of the commissioners summoned. The officer shall not be required to summon commissioners until the judgment creditor, or some one for him or her, shall advance to the officer one day's fees for the commissioners, and unless the creditor shall advance such fees the officer shall not be required to enforce the judgment. The costs of such appraisement shall not be taxed against the judgment debtor unless such appraisement shows that the judgment debtor has property subject to such judgment. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-911) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-911) Sec. 12-911. Notice to judgment debtor. In case the value of the premises is, in the opinion of the commissioners, more than $15,000, and cannot be divided as is provided for in Section 12-910 of this Act, they shall make and sign an appraisal of the value thereof, and deliver the same to the officer, who shall deliver a copy thereof to the judgment debtor, or to some one of the family of the age of 13 years or upwards, with a notice thereto attached that unless the judgment debtor pays to such officer the surplus over and above $15,000 on the amount due on the judgment within 60 days thereafter, such premises will be sold. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-912) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-912) Sec. 12-912. Sale of premises - Distribution of proceeds. In case of such surplus, or the amount due on the judgment is not paid within the 60 days, the officer may advertise and sell the premises, and out of the proceeds of such sale pay to such judgment debtor the sum of $15,000, and apply the balance on the judgment. (Source: P.A. 94-293, eff. 1-1-06.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 10 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1001) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1001) Sec. 12-1001. Personal property exempt. The following personal property, owned by the debtor, is exempt from judgment, attachment, or distress for rent: (a) The necessary wearing apparel, bible, school

books, and family pictures of the debtor and the debtor's dependents;

(b) The debtor's equity interest, not to exceed

$4,000 in value, in any other property;

(c) The debtor's interest, not to exceed $2,400 in

value, in any one motor vehicle;

(d) The debtor's equity interest, not to exceed

$1,500 in value, in any implements, professional books, or tools of the trade of the debtor;

(e) Professionally prescribed health aids for the

debtor or a dependent of the debtor;

(f) All proceeds payable because of the death of the

insured and the aggregate net cash value of any or all life insurance and endowment policies and annuity contracts payable to a wife or husband of the insured, or to a child, parent, or other person dependent upon the insured, or to a revocable or irrevocable trust which names the wife or husband of the insured or which names a child, parent, or other person dependent upon the insured as the primary beneficiary of the trust, whether the power to change the beneficiary is reserved to the insured or not and whether the insured or the insured's estate is a contingent beneficiary or not;

(g) The debtor's right to receive: (1) a social security benefit, unemployment

compensation, or public assistance benefit;

(2) a veteran's benefit; (3) a disability, illness, or unemployment

benefit; and

(4) alimony, support, or separate maintenance, to

the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor and any dependent of the debtor.

(h) The debtor's right to receive, or property that

is traceable to:

(1) an award under a crime victim's reparation

law;

(2) a payment on account of the wrongful death of

an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor;

(3) a payment under a life insurance contract

that insured the life of an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor;

(4) a payment, not to exceed $15,000 in value, on

account of personal bodily injury of the debtor or an individual of whom the debtor was a dependent; and

(5) any restitution payments made to persons

pursuant to the federal Civil Liberties Act of 1988 and the Aleutian and Pribilof Island Restitution Act, P.L. 100-383.

For purposes of this subsection (h), a debtor's right

to receive an award or payment shall be exempt for a maximum of 2 years after the debtor's right to receive the award or payment accrues; property traceable to an award or payment shall be exempt for a maximum of 5 years after the award or payment accrues; and an award or payment and property traceable to an award or payment shall be exempt only to the extent of the amount of the award or payment, without interest or appreciation from the date of the award or payment.

(i) The debtor's right to receive an award under Part

20 of Article II of this Code relating to crime victims' awards.

(j) Moneys held in an account invested in the

Illinois College Savings Pool of which the debtor is a participant or donor and funds invested in an ABLE Account as defined by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, except the following non-exempt contributions:

(1) any contribution to such account by the

debtor as participant or donor that is made with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor of the debtor;

(2) any contributions to such account by the

debtor as participant during the 365 day period prior to the date of filing of the debtor's petition for bankruptcy that, in the aggregate during such period, exceed the amount of the annual gift tax exclusion under Section 2503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in effect at the time of contribution; or

(3) any contributions to such account by the

debtor as participant during the period commencing 730 days prior to and ending 366 days prior to the date of filing of the debtor's petition for bankruptcy that, in the aggregate during such period, exceed the amount of the annual gift tax exclusion under Section 2503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in effect at the time of contribution.

For purposes of this subsection (j), "account"

includes all accounts for a particular designated beneficiary, of which the debtor is a participant or donor.

Money due the debtor from the sale of any personal property that was exempt from judgment, attachment, or distress for rent at the time of the sale is exempt from attachment and garnishment to the same extent that the property would be exempt had the same not been sold by the debtor. If a debtor owns property exempt under this Section and he or she purchased that property with the intent of converting nonexempt property into exempt property or in fraud of his or her creditors, that property shall not be exempt from judgment, attachment, or distress for rent. Property acquired within 6 months of the filing of the petition for bankruptcy shall be presumed to have been acquired in contemplation of bankruptcy. The personal property exemptions set forth in this Section shall apply only to individuals and only to personal property that is used for personal rather than business purposes. The personal property exemptions set forth in this Section shall not apply to or be allowed against any money, salary, or wages due or to become due to the debtor that are required to be withheld in a wage deduction proceeding under Part 8 of this Article XII. (Source: P.A. 100-922, eff. 1-1-19.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1002) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1002) Sec. 12-1002. Schedule of property. It shall not be necessary for the debtor against whom a judgment or attachment was entered or distress warrant was issued to make a schedule of his or her personal property to enable him or her to secure the exemption and to retain the property enumerated in paragraph (b) of Section 12-1001 of this Act, but whenever any debtor against whom a judgment or attachment was entered or distress warrant was issued, desires to avail himself or herself of the benefit of this Act to make a selection of certain household furniture (in case such property is worth more than the amount he or she is entitled to retain) or to select other personal property instead of household furniture or to select part household furniture and part other personal property he or she shall, within 10 days after a copy of the judgment, attachment or distress warrant is served upon him or her in the same manner as summonses are served in other civil cases, such copies of the judgment, attachment or distress warrant to have endorsed thereon a notice signed by the officer having such document, notifying the debtor that he or she must file a schedule of his or her property within 10 days from the service thereof in order to claim his or her exemption under Part 10 of Article XII of this Act, whereupon the debtor shall make a schedule of all his or her personal property of every kind and character, including money on hand and debts due and owing to the debtor and shall deliver the same to the officer having the certified copy of the judgment, attachment or distress warrant, or file the same in the court which entered the document, which schedule shall be subscribed and sworn to by the debtor, and any property owned by the debtor, and not included in such schedule shall not be exempt, and thereupon the court which entered the judgment or attachment or issued the distress warrant shall summon 3 householders, who, after being duly sworn to fairly and impartially appraise the property of the debtor, shall fix a fair valuation upon each article contained in such schedule, and the debtor shall then select from such schedule the articles he or she may desire to retain, the aggregate value of which shall not exceed the amount exempted, to which he or she may be entitled, and deliver the remainder to the officer having the document; and the officer having such document is authorized to administer the oaths required herein of the debtor and appraisers. In case no schedule is filed, it shall be the duty of the officer to exempt and disregard the articles enumerated in paragraphs (a), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Section 12-1001 of this Act and the personal property if it is worth not more than the amount the debtor is entitled to have exempted under paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of Section 12-1001 of this Act and if the personal property is worth more than the amount of the exemption to which the debtor is entitled, the court which entered the judgment or the attachment order or the distress warrant issued shall secure a fair and impartial appraisal of the personal property in the same manner as all the personal property is appraised when a schedule is filed, and after such valuation, such officer shall select and exempt personal property to the amount to which the debtor is entitled to retain. When the judgment debtor has presented a sufficient schedule of all his or her personal estate, the return of such judgment unsatisfied, shall not render it necessary for such judgment debtor, for the purpose of availing himself or herself of the benefits of the exemption laws of this state, to present an additional schedule unless additional property has been acquired, before 90 days from the date of the issuance of the certified copy of the judgment. (Source: P.A. 83-968.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1003) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1003) Sec. 12-1003. When family entitled to exemptions. When the head of a family dies, deserts or does not reside with the same, the family shall be entitled to and receive all the benefit and privileges which are by Part 10 of Article XII of this Act conferred upon the head of a family residing with the same. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1004) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1004) Sec. 12-1004. Judgment for wages. No personal property shall be exempt from levy of attachment or judgment if the debt or judgment is for the wages of any laborer or employee, providing the court entering judgment finds that the claim sued for is for wages due such person as laborer or employee, which finding shall be expressly stated in the judgment. (Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1005) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1005) Sec. 12-1005. Liability for seizing exempt property. If any officer by virtue of any judgment or process, or any other person by any right of distress takes or seizes any of the articles of property exempted from levy and sale, as provided in Part 10 of Article XII of this Act, such officer or person shall be liable in a civil action to the party damaged for double the value of the property so illegally taken or seized and costs of the action. (Source: P.A. 83-707.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1006) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1006) Sec. 12-1006. Exemption for retirement plans. (a) A debtor's interest in or right, whether vested or not, to the assets held in or to receive pensions, annuities, benefits, distributions, refunds of contributions, or other payments under a retirement plan is exempt from judgment, attachment, execution, distress for rent, and seizure for the satisfaction of debts if the plan (i) is intended in good faith to qualify as a retirement plan under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, or (ii) is a public employee pension plan created under the Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended. (b) "Retirement plan" includes the following: (1) a stock bonus, pension, profit sharing, annuity,

or similar plan or arrangement, including a retirement plan for self-employed individuals or a simplified employee pension plan;

(2) a government or church retirement plan or

contract;

(3) an individual retirement annuity or individual

retirement account; and

(4) a public employee pension plan created under the

Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended.

(c) A retirement plan that is (i) intended in good faith to qualify as a retirement plan under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, or (ii) a public employee pension plan created under the Illinois Pension Code, as now or hereafter amended, is conclusively presumed to be a spendthrift trust under the law of Illinois. (d) This Section applies to interests in retirement plans held by debtors subject to bankruptcy, judicial, administrative or other proceedings pending on or filed after August 30, 1989. (Source: P.A. 86-393; 86-1329.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 11 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1101) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1101) Sec. 12-1101. Sending claim out of State. Whoever, whether principal, agent or attorney, with intent thereby to deprive any bona fide resident of the State of Illinois of his or her rights, under the statutes of Illinois on the subject of the exemption of property from levy and sale on a judgment, or in attachment or garnishment, sends, or causes to be sent out of the State of Illinois any claim for a debt to be collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment, or other process, when the creditor, debtor or person, or corporation owing for the earnings intended to be reached by such proceedings in attachment are each and all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois, shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined for each and every claim so sent in any sum not less than $10 nor more than $50. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1102) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1102) Sec. 12-1102. Assignment or transfer of claim. Whoever, either directly or indirectly, assigns or transfers any claim for a debt against a citizen of Illinois, for the purpose of having the same collected by proceedings in attachment, garnishment, or other process, out of the wages or personal earnings of the debtor, in courts outside of the State of Illinois, when the creditor, debtor, person or corporation owing the money intended to be reached by the proceedings in attachment are each and all within the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Illinois, is guilty of a petty offense. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 12 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1201) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1201) Sec. 12-1201. Bankruptcy exemption. In accordance with the provision of Section 522(b) of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, (11 U.S.C. 522(b)), residents of this State shall be prohibited from using the federal exemptions provided in Section 522(d) of the Bankruptcy Code of 1978 (11 U.S.C. 522(d)), except as may otherwise be permitted under the laws of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 82-280.)

(735 ILCS 5/Art. XII Pt. 14 heading)

(735 ILCS 5/12-1401) (from Ch. 110, par. 12-1401) Sec. 12-1401. Orders to Take Into Custody. In any civil case where an order issues to take any person into custody for any reason, the order shall contain, if known, the name, date of birth, sex, physical description, and last known address of the person to be taken into custody. It shall also contain a statement of the reason the person is to be taken into custody and the date of issuance. However, nothing herein shall impose a duty upon the court to discern or seek out any of the information relating to the date of birth, sex, physical description, or last known address of the person to be taken into custody which is not provided by a litigant. Moreover, no order is invalid by reason of its failure to contain any of the information specified herein except as otherwise required by law. (Source: P.A. 84-942.)